Sahih al-Bukhari 4823 (Book 66, Hadith 52)
you.” He raised his eyes and looked at her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did
not make any decision, she sat down. On that, a man from his companions got up and said. “O Allah’s
Apostle! If you are not in need of this woman, then marry her to me.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do you
have anything to offer her?” He replied. “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him,
“Go to your family and see if you can find something.’ The man went and returned, saying, “No, by
Allah, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I have not found anything.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Try to find something, even
if it is an iron ring.” He went again and returned, saying, “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), not even
an iron ring, but I have this waist sheet of mine.” The man had no upper garment, so he intended to
give her, half his waist sheet. So Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ”What would she do with your waist sheet? If
you wear it, she will have nothing of it over her body, and if she wears it, you will have nothing over
your body.” So that man sat for a long period and then got up, and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saw him going
away, so he ordered somebody to call him. When he came, the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, ” How much of the
Qur’an do you know?” He replied, “I know such Surat and such Surat and such Surat,” and went on
counting it, The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, “Can you recite it by heart?” he replied, “Yes.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“Go, I have married this lady to you for the amount of the Qur’an you know by heart.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4823 (Book 66, Hadith 52)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. As a central pillar of the Kutub al-Sittah, the six books of hadith, Sahih al-Bukhari occupies a uniquely prestigious status. Imam al-Bukhārī’s meticulous work, finalized in the mid-9th century, set a new standard for verifying the traditions and practices of the Prophet Muhammad. Its rigorous authentication process makes it an indispensable reference for Islamic jurisprudence. The collection’s extensive content is divided into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual hadith reports that provide a comprehensive guide for personal conduct, community life, and religious obligation for Muslims worldwide.
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For more Hadith in Book 66: Virtues of the Qur’an