Hadith #71

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Sahl bin Sa`d (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a woman came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ 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 ﷺ 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 ﷺ 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 ﷺ said, "Try (to find something), even if it were an iron ring But he was not able to find (even that) the Prophet ﷺ said (to him). "Do you memorize something of the Qur'an?" "Yes. ' he said, "such Sura and such Sura," naming those Suras the Prophet ﷺ said, "We have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an (by heart)