Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 66 – Volume 7, Book 62

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Volume 7, Book 62, Number 66:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A woman came to Allah's Apostle 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 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 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 said, "Try (to find something),
even if it were an iron ring But he was not able to find (even that) The Prophet said (to him). "Do you
memorize something of the Qur'an?" "Yes. ' he said, "such Sura and such Sura," naming those Suras
The Prophet said, "We have married her to you for what you know of the Quran (by heart)."