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).”

Volume 7, Book 62, Number 54:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A woman presented herself to the Prophet (for marriage). A man said to him, “O Allah’s Apostle! (If
you are not in need of her) marry her to me.” The Prophet said, “What have you got?” The man said, “I
have nothing.” The Prophet said (to him), “Go and search for something) even if it were an iron ring.”
The man went and returned saying, “No, I have not found anything, not even an iron ring; but this is
my (Izar) waist sheet, and half of it is for her.” He had no Rida’ (upper garment). The Prophet said,
“What will she do with your waist sheet? If you wear it, she will have nothing over her; and if she
wears it, you will have nothing over you.” So the man sat down and when he had sat a long time, he
got up (to leave). When the Prophet saw him (leaving), he called him back, or the man was called
(for him), and he said to the man, “How much of the Quran do you know (by heart)?” The man
replied I know such Sura and such Sura (by heart),” naming the Suras The Prophet said, “I have mar –
ried her to you for what you know of the Quran ”
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Volume 7, Book 62, Number 58:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A woman came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have come to you to present myself
to you (for marriage).” Allah’s Apostle glanced at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance
on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat down. A
man from his companions got up and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! If you are not in need of her, then
marry her to me.” The Prophet said, “Have you got anything to offer.” The man said, ‘No, by Allah, O
Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet said (to him), “Go to your family and try to find something.” So the man
went and returned, saying, “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle! I have not found anything.” The Prophet
said, “Go again and look for something, even if it were an iron ring.” He went and returned, saying,
“No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar (waist sheet).’
He had no Rida (upper garment). He added, “I give half of it to her.” Allah’s Apostle said “What will
she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will have nothing over herself thereof (will be naked); and
if she wears it, then you will have nothing over yourself thereof ‘ So the man sat for a long period
and then got up (to leave). When Allah’s Apostle saw him leaving, he ordered that he e called back.
When he came, the Prophet asked (him), “How much of the Qur’an do you know (by heart)?” The
man replied, I know such Sura and such Sura and such Sura,” naming the suras. The Prophet said,
“Can you recite it by heart?” He said, ‘Yes.” The Prophet said, “Go I let you marry her for what you
know of the Quran (as her Mahr).

Volume 7, Book 62, Number 32:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
Allah’s Apostle said, “If at all there is bad omen, it is in the horse, the woman, and the house.”

Volume 6, Book 61, Number 547:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A lady came to the Prophet and declared that she had decided to offer herself to Allah and His
Apostle. The Prophet said, “I am not in need of women.” A man said (to the Prophet) “Please marry her
to me.” The Prophet said (to him), “Give her a garment.” The man said, “I cannot afford it.” The Proph –
et said, “Give her anything, even if it were an iron ring.” The man apologized again. The Prophet then
asked him, “What do you know by heart of the Qur’an?” He replied, “I know such-and-such portion
of the Qur’an (by heart).” The Prophet said, “Then I marry her to you for that much of the Qur’an
which you know by heart.”

Volume 6, Book 61, Number 548:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A lady came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have come to you to offer myself to
you.” He raised his eyes and looked at her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did
not make any decision, she sat down. On that, a man from his companions got up and said. “O Allah’s
Apostle! If you are not in need of this woman, then marry her to me.” Allah’s Apostle said, “Do you
have anything to offer her?” He replied. “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet said to him,
“Go to your family and see if you can find something.’ The man went and returned, saying, “No, by
Allah, O Allah’s Apostle! I have not found anything.” The Prophet said, “Try to find something, even if
it is an iron ring.” He went again and returned, saying, “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle, not even an
iron ring, but I have this waist sheet of mine.” The man had no upper garment, so he intended to give
her, half his waist sheet. So Allah’s Apostle said, ”What would she do with your waist sheet? If you
wear it, she will have nothing of it over her body, and if she wears it, you will have nothing over
your body.” So that man sat for a long period and then got up, and Allah’s Apostle saw him going
away, so he ordered somebody to call him. When he came, the Prophet asked him, ” How much of
the Qur’an do you know?” He replied, “I know such Surat and such Surat and such Surat,” and went
on counting it, The Prophet asked him, “Can you recite it by heart?” he replied, “Yes.” The Prophet
said, “Go, I have married this lady to you for the amount of the Qur’an you know by heart.”
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Volume 6, Book 60, Number 458:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
I saw Allah’s Apostle pointing with his index and middle fingers, saying. “The time of my Advent
and the Hour are like these two fingers.” The Great Catastrophe will overwhelm everything.

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 270:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A man came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Suppose a man saw another man with
his wife, should he kill him whereupon you might kill him (i.e. the killer) (in Qisas) or what should
he do?” So Allah revealed concerning their case what is mentioned of the order of Mula’ana. Allah’s
Apostle said to the man, “The matter between you and your wife has been decided.” So they did Mu –
la’ana in the presence of Allah’s Apostle and I was present there, and then the man divorced his wife.
So it became a tradition to dissolve the marriage of those spouses who were involved in a case of
Mula’ana. The woman was pregnant and the husband denied that he was the cause of her preg –
nancy, so the son was (later) ascribed to her. Then it became a tradition that such a son would be the
heir of his mother, and she would inherit of him what Allah prescribed for her.