Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 79 – Volume 7, Book 62

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Volume 7, Book 62, Number 79:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi:
While I was (sitting) among the people in the company of Allah's Apostle a woman stood up and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! She has given herself in marriage to you; please give your opinion of her."
The Prophet did not give her any reply. She again stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! She has given
herself (in marriage) to you; so please give your opinion of her. The Prophet did not give her any
reply. She again stood up for the third time and said, "She has given herself in marriage to you: so
give your opinion of her." So a man stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry her to me." The
Prophet asked him, "Have you got anything?" He said, "No." The Prophet said, "Go and search for
something, even if it were an iron ring." The man went and searched and then returned saying, "I
could not find anything, not even an iron ring." Then the Prophet said, "Do you know something of
the Quran (by heart)?" He replied, "I know (by heart) such Sura and such Sura." The Prophet said,
"Go! I have married her to you for what you know of the Quran (by heart)."