Sahih al-Bukhari 5644 (Book 77, Hadith 88)
kept standing for a long period during which period the Prophet (ﷺ) looked at her carefully. When she
stayed for a Long period, a man said to the Prophet (ﷺ) “If you are not in need of her, then marry her to
me.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Have you got anything to give her (as Mahr)?” The man said, “No.” The
Prophet said, “Go (to your house) and search for something.” The man went and came back to say,
“By Allah, I could not find anything.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Go again and search for something, even if
it be an iron ring.” He went again and came back saying, “No, by Allah, I could not get even an iron
ring.” The man had only an Izar and had no Rida’ (upper garment). He said, “I will give her my Izar
as Mahr.” On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Your Izar? If she wears it, nothing of it will remain on you,
and if you wear it nothing of it will be on her” The man went aside and sat down When the Prophet (ﷺ)
saw him leaving (after a while), he called back and asked. “How much Qur’an do you know (by
heart)? He said, ‘I know such and such Suras,” naming some Suras. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I marry
her to you for the amount of Qur’an you know (by heart).
Sahih al-Bukhari 5644 (Book 77, Hadith 88)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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