Sahih al-Bukhari 5135

Hadith text

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:A woman came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "I present myself (to you) (for marriage). She stayed for a long while, then a man said, "If you are not in need of her then marry her to me." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Have you got anything m order to pay her Mahr?" He said, "I have nothing with me except my Izar (waist sheet)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you give her your Izar, you will have no Izar to wear, (so go) and search for something. He said, "I could not find anything." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Try (to find something), even if it were an iron ring But he was not able to find (even that) The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him). "Do you memorize something of the Qur'an?" "Yes. ' he said, "such Sura and such Sura," naming those Suras The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "We have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an (by heart)

Sahl bin Sa'd bataate hain: Ek aurat Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke paas aayi aur kaha, 'Main khud ko (aapko nikaah ke liye) pesh karti hoon.' Wo kaafi der wahaan rahi, phir ek aadmi ne kaha, 'Agar aapko unki zaroorat nahi, to unka nikaah mujhse kar dijiye.' Nabi (SAW) ne pucha, 'Kya tumhaare paas unhein Mahr dene ke liye kuch hai?' Usne kaha, 'Mere paas apni Izar (kamar ki chaadar) ke siwa kuch nahi hai.' Nabi (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Agar tum unhein apni Izar do, to tumhaare paas pehanne ko koi Izar nahi bachegi, (isliye jao) aur kuch aur dhoondho.' Usne kaha, 'Mujhe kuch nahi mila.' Nabi (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Kuch aur dhoondhne ki koshish karo, chaahe wo loha ki ek anguthi hi ho.' Magar wo (wo bhi) nahi paa saka. Nabi (SAW) ne (usse) pucha, 'Kya tumhein Quran mein se kuch (zabaani) yaad hai?' Usne kaha, 'Haan, falaan Surah aur falaan Surah,' un Surahon ke naam lete hue. Nabi (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Humne unka nikaah tumse us Quran ke badle kar diya jo tumhein zabaani yaad hai.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5135 · Book 67, Hadith 71