26/62. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3339 — Marriage Based on Qur’an Knowledge
Marriage For Surahs Of The Qur'an
Hadith About Dowry Through Knowledge of the Qur’an
Sunan an-Nasai : 3339
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3339
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، جَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْتُ لأَهَبَ نَفْسِي لَكَ . فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَصَعَّدَ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَصَوَّبَهُ ثُمَّ طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ فِيهَا شَيْئًا جَلَسَتْ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ بِهَا حَاجَةٌ فَزَوِّجْنِيهَا . قَالَ " هَلْ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ " . فَقَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ شَيْئًا . فَقَالَ " انْظُرْ وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ " . فَذَهَبَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَلَكِنْ هَذَا إِزَارِي - 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 طَالَ مَجْلِسُهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَرَآهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُوَلِّيًا فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَدُعِيَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ " مَاذَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ " . قَالَ مَعِي سُورَةُ كَذَا وَسُورَةُ كَذَا . عَدَّدَهَا . فَقَالَ " هَلْ تَقْرَؤُهُنَّ عَنْ ظَهْرِ قَلْبٍ " . قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " مَلَّكْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ " .
Sahl bin Sa`d Narrated from:
A woman came to the Messenger of Allah and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have come to offer myself to you (in marriage)." The Messenger of Allah looked her up and down then lowered his head. When the woman saw that he was not saying anything about her, she sat down.A man among his Companions stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah, if you do not want to marry her, then marry me to her." He said: "Do you have anything?" He said: "No, by Allah, I do not have anything." He said: "Look, even if it is only an iron ring." He went, then he came back and said: "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, not even an iron ring, but this is my Izar (lower garment)" - Sahl said: "He did not have a Rida' (upper garment)" - "she can have half of it." The Messenger of Allah said: "What could she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will not have any of it, and if she wears it, you will not have any of it."The man sat down for a long time, then he got up, and the Messenger of Allah saw him leaving, so he ordered that he be called back. 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 listed them. He said: "Can you recite them by heart?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then I marry you to her on the basis of what you know of the Qur'an."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3339In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 144English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3341
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3339
This Hadith about dowry and Qur’an knowledge tells the story of a woman who offered herself in marriage to the Messenger of Allah. When he did not decide anything about her, a Companion asked to marry her. The Prophet asked whether he had anything to give. He had nothing, not even an iron ring. He offered part of his lower garment, but that would leave one of them without clothing. The Prophet then asked what he knew of the Qur’an. When the man said he knew certain Surahs by heart, the Prophet married him to her on the basis of what he knew of the Qur’an.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet asked the man to look for something to give as dowry.
- Even an iron ring was mentioned as something to search for.
- The man’s knowledge of the Qur’an became the basis mentioned in the marriage.
- The narration shows care, simplicity, and respect in arranging marriage.
