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Sahih Bukhari 5135 — A Simple Mahr and Qur'an Memorization
The ruler is regarded as a guardian
Hadith About Simple Mahr and Qur'an Memorization
Sahih Bukhari : 5135
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5135
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي وَهَبْتُ مِنْ نَفْسِي. فَقَامَتْ طَوِيلاً فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ زَوِّجْنِيهَا، إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَكَ بِهَا حَاجَةٌ. قَالَ " هَلْ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ تُصْدِقُهَا ". قَالَ مَا عِنْدِي إِلاَّ إِزَارِي. فَقَالَ " إِنْ أَعْطَيْتَهَا إِيَّاهُ جَلَسْتَ لاَ إِزَارَ لَكَ، فَالْتَمِسْ شَيْئًا ". فَقَالَ مَا أَجِدُ شَيْئًا. فَقَالَ " الْتَمِسْ وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدِ ". فَلَمْ يَجِدْ. فَقَالَ " أَمَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَىْءٌ ". قَالَ نَعَمْ سُورَةُ كَذَا وَسُورَةُ كَذَا لِسُوَرٍ سَمَّاهَا. فَقَالَ " زَوَّجْنَاكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ".
Sahl bin Sa`d Narrated from:
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).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5135In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 71USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 66
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5135
This hadith is often found through searches like simple mahr hadith and Qur'an memorization as mahr. A woman came to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and offered herself for marriage. After she stood for a long time, a man asked to marry her if the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not need her. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked what he could give as mahr. The man had only his izar, and giving it away would leave him without one. He was told to search even for an iron ring, but found nothing. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked what Qur'an he knew and married her to him for that.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked the man what he could give as mahr.
- The man's izar was not accepted because he needed it to wear.
- The man was told to search even for an iron ring.
- The Qur'an he knew became the basis of this marriage arrangement.
