Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of (The Wedlock)
36- بَابُ النَّظَرِ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ قَبْلَ التَّزْوِيجِ:
(36) Chapter. (It is permissible) to look at a woman before marrying her.
2 hadith · references 5125–5126
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Bukhari · 5125رَأَيْتُكِ فِي الْمَنَامِ يَجِيءُ بِكِ الْمَلَكُ فِي سَرَقَةٍ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ ، فَقَالَ لِي : هَذِهِ امْرَأَتُكَ ، فَكَشَفْتُ عَنْ وَجْهِكِ الثَّوْبَ ، فَإِذَا أَنْتِ هِيَ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنْ يَكُ هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ يُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to me), "You were shown to me in a dream. An angel brought you to me, wrapped in a piece of silken cloth, and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I removed the piece of cloth from your face, and 5 narratorsBukhari · 5126أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، جِئْتُ لِأَهَبَ لَكَ نَفْسِي ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَعَّدَ A woman came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have come to you to present myself to you (for marriage)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) glanced at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance4 narrators