Volume 7, Book 62, Number 28:
Narrated Sahl:
A man passed by Allah’s Apostle and Allah s Apostle asked (his companions) “What do you say
about this (man)?” They replied “If he asks for a lady’s hand, he ought to be given her in marriage;
and if he intercedes (for someone) his intercessor should be accepted; and if he speaks, he should be
listened to.” Allah’s Apostle kept silent, and then a man from among the poor Muslims passed by, an
Allah’s Apostle asked (them) “What do you say about this man?” They replied, “If he asks for a lady’s
hand in marriage he does not deserve to be married, and he intercedes (for someone), his interces –
sion should not be accepted; And if he speaks, he should not be listened to.’ Allah’s Apostle said, “This
poor man is better than so many of the first as filling the earth.’
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 7 > BOOK 62: WEDLOCK, MARRIAGE (NIKAAH)