Sahih Muslim Book - 16, Hadith - 3487

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِىَّ - عَنْ أَبِى حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِى حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِىِّ قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْتُ أَهَبُ لَكَ نَفْسِى. فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَصَعَّدَ النَّظَرَ فِيهَا وَصَوَّبَهُ ثُمَّ طَأْطَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- رَأْسَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ فِيهَا شَيْئًا جَلَسَتْ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ بِهَا حَاجَةٌ فَزَوِّجْنِيهَا. فَقَالَ « فَهَلْ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ ». فَقَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ « اذْهَبْ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ فَانْظُرْ هَلْ تَجِدُ شَيْئًا ». فَذَهَبَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ شَيْئًا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « انْظُرْ وَلَوْ خَاتِمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ ». فَذَهَبَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ. فَقَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ خَاتِمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ. وَلَكِنْ هَذَا إِزَارِى - قَالَ سَهْلٌ مَا لَهُ رِدَاءٌ - فَلَهَا نِصْفُهُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَا تَصْنَعُ بِإِزَارِكَ إِنْ لَبِسْتَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهَا مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ وَإِنْ لَبِسَتْهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ ». فَجَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى إِذَا طَالَ مَجْلِسُهُ قَامَ فَرَآهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مُوَلِّيًا فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَدُعِىَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ « مَاذَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ». قَالَ مَعِى سُورَةُ كَذَا وَسُورَةُ كَذَا - عَدَّدَهَا. فَقَالَ « تَقْرَؤُهُنَّ عَنْ ظَهْرِ قَلْبِكَ ». قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ « اذْهَبْ فَقَدْ مَلَّكْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ». هَذَا حَدِيثُ ابْنِ أَبِى حَازِمٍ وَحَدِيثُ يَعْقُوبَ يُقَارِبُهُ فِى اللَّفْظِ.

It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi said: "A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), I have come to give myself to you (in marriage).' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) looked her up and down, then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) lowered his head. When the woman saw that he had not made any decision about her, she sat down. A man among his Companions stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if you have no need of her then marry her to me.' He said: 'Do you have anything?' He said: 'No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Go to your family and see if you can find something.' So he went, then he came back and said: 'No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, not even a ring of iron, only this Izar (lower garment) of mine"' - Sahl said: "He did not have a Rida' (upper garment) - 'and she may have half of it.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'What will she do with your Izar? If you wear it she will not have anything of it and if she wears it you will not have anything of it.' The man sat down, and after he had sat for a long time, he got up (to leave). The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saw him turning away, and he ordered that he be called to him. When he came, he said: 'What do you know of the Qur'an?' He said: 'I know Surah such-and-such and Surah such-and-such' - and he listed them. He said: 'Do you recite them by heart?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Go. You have been given her (in marriage) for what you know of the Qur'an.'" This is the Hadith of Ibn Abi Hazim (a narrator), and the Hadith of Ya'qub (another narrator) is very similar in wording.