Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 26, Hadith 164
It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa’d that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I give myself in marriage to you.” She stood for a long time, then a man stood up and said: “Marry her to me if you do not want to marry her.” The Messenger of Allah said: “Do you have anything?” He said: “I cannot find anything.” He said: “Look (for something), even if it is only an iron ring.” So he looked but he could not find anything. The Messenger of Allah said to him: “Have you (memorized) anything of the Qur’an?” He said: “Yes, Surah such and such and Surah such and such,” naming them. The Messenger of Allah said: “I marry her to you for what you know of the Qur’an.”
أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ وَهَبْتُ نَفْسِي لَكَ . فَقَامَتْ قِيَامًا طَوِيلاً فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ زَوِّجْنِيهَا إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ بِهَا حَاجَةٌ . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” هَلْ عِنْدَكَ شَىْءٌ ” . قَالَ مَا أَجِدُ شَيْئًا . قَالَ ” الْتَمِسْ وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ ” . فَالْتَمَسَ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَىْءٌ ” . قَالَ نَعَمْ سُورَةُ كَذَا وَسُورَةُ كَذَا . لِسُوَرٍ سَمَّاهَا . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” قَدْ زَوَّجْتُكَهَا عَلَى مَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ” .
Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 26, Hadith 164
The above hadith is from the Sunan an-Nasa’i collection of hadiths. Sunan an-Nasa’i is one of the six major Hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by the renowned Islamic scholar Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i in the 9th century. It contains over 5,700 narrations, focusing on the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad. Al-Nasa’i’s work is known for its rigorous methodology in selecting authentic narrations, as he excluded weak or fabricated Hadiths. His collection is highly regarded for its emphasis on authenticity, and it is considered one of the most reliable sources of Hadith.
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For more Hadith in Book 26: The Book of Marriage