English narration
Narrated by سهل بن سعد الساعدي
A woman came to the Prophet,, and presented herself to him (for marriage). He said, "I am not in need of women these days." Then a man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Marry her to me." The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "What have you got?" He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Give her something, even an iron ring." He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet (ﷺ) asked (him), "How much of the Qur'an do you know (by heart)?" He said, "So much and so much." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an."
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، "
أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَرَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهَا ، فَقَالَ : مَا لِي الْيَوْمَ فِي النِّسَاءِ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، زَوِّجْنِيهَا ، قَالَ : مَا عِنْدَكَ ؟ قَالَ : مَا عِنْدِي شَيْءٌ ، قَالَ : أَعْطِهَا وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ ، قَالَ : مَا عِنْدِي شَيْءٌ ، قَالَ : فَمَا عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ؟ قَالَ : عِنْدِي كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَالَ : فَقَدْ مَلَّكْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ
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