Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of (The Wedlock)

17- بَابُ الأَكْفَاءِ فِي الْمَالِ، وَتَزْوِيجِ الْمُقِلِّ الْمُثْرِيَةَ:

(17) Chapter. Equality in wealth (is not essential for the marriage). And the marriage of a poor man with a well-to-do lady.

1 hadith · references 5092–5092

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Bukhari · 5092يَا ابْنَ أُخْتِي ، هَذِهِ الْيَتِيمَةُ تَكُونُ فِي حَجْرِ وَلِيِّهَا فَيَرْغَبُ فِي جَمَالِهَا وَمَالِهَا وَيُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْتَقِصَ صَدَاقَهَا ، فَنُهُوا عَنْ نِكَاحِهِنَّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُقْسِطُوا فِي إِكْمَالِ الصَّدَاقِthat he asked `Aisha regarding the Verse 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans (4.3) She said, "O my nephew! This Verse refers to the orphan girl who is under the guardianship of her gua6 narrators