Sahih al-Bukhari 5087

Hadith text

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi:A woman came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have come to give you myself in marriage (without Mahr)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) looked at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat down. A man from his companions got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! If you are not in need of her, then marry her to me." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Have you got anything to offer?" The man said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), "Go to your family and see if you have something." The man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, I have not found anything." Allah's Apostle said, "(Go again) and look for something, even if it is an iron ring." He went again and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar (waist sheet)." He had no rida. He added, "I give half of it to her." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "What will she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will be naked, and if she wears it, you will be naked." So that man sat down for a long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw him going, he ordered that he be called back. When he came, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "How much of the Qur'an do you know?" He said, "I know such Sura and such Sura," counting them. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do you know them by heart?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Go, I marry her to you for that much of the Qur'an which you have

Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi bataate hain: Ek aurat Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke paas aayi aur kaha, 'Aye Allah ke Rasool! Main aapke paas khud ko (bagair Mahr ke) hiba karne aayi hoon.' Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne unhein dekha, ghor se dekha aur apni nazar unpar jamaa di, phir apna sar jhuka liya. Jab khaatoon ne dekha ke unhone kuch nahi kaha, to wo baith gayi. Unke sahaaba mein se ek shaks khade hue aur kaha, 'Aye Allah ke Rasool! Agar aapko unki zaroorat nahi, to unka nikaah mujhse kar dijiye.' Nabi (SAW) ne pucha, 'Kya tumhaare paas dene ke liye kuch hai?' Us aadmi ne kaha, 'Nahi, Allah ki qasam, Aye Allah ke Rasool!' Nabi (SAW) ne (usse) kaha, 'Apne ghar jaao aur dekho kya kuch mil sakta hai.' Wo gaya aur wapas aakar kaha, 'Nahi, Allah ki qasam, mujhe kuch nahi mila.' Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne kaha, '(Phir jaao) aur kuch dhoondho, chaahe wo loha ki ek anguthi hi ho.' Wo phir gaya aur wapas aakar kaha, 'Nahi, Allah ki qasam, Aye Allah ke Rasool! Mujhe loha ki anguthi bhi nahi mili, magar ye meri Izar (kamar ki chaadar) hai.' Uske paas Rida (upar ka kapda) nahi tha. Usne kaha, 'Main isse aadhi unhein de deta hoon.' Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne kaha, 'Wo tumhaari Izar ka kya karegi? Agar tum ise pehno, to wo nangi rahegi, aur agar wo ise pehne, to tum nange rahoge.' To wo aadmi kaafi der tak baitha raha, phir uthaa (jaane ke liye). Jab Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne use jaate dekha, to unhone use wapas bulaane ka hukm diya. Jab wo aaya, Nabi (SAW) ne pucha, 'Tumhein Quran mein se kitna yaad hai?' Usne kaha, 'Mujhe falaan Surah, falaan Surah yaad hai,' aur ginta gaya. Nabi (SAW) ne pucha, 'Kya tum unhein zabaani padh sakte ho?' Usne kaha, 'Haan.' Nabi (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Jaao, maine unka nikaah tumse us Quran ke badle kar diya jo tumhein zabaani yaad hai.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5087 · Book 67, Hadith 25