English
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: A woman is married for four reasons: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty, and her religion. So, succeed with the one of religion, may your hands be dusty.
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- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 5090 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 1466 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 3082 (unverified) 92% confidence · Validation similarity: 0.868
Mishkat (candidate) 3082
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: A woman is married—Al-Qurtubi said: The meaning of the hadith is that these four qualities are what attract people to marry a woman, not that it commands doing so. Its apparent meaning permits marriage for any of these reasons, but seeking religion is preferable. He said: It should not be thought that these four qualities define compatibility, as no one has claimed they are exhaustive, though scholars differed on what compatibility entails. This is stated in Umdat Al-Qari.
Note 1
(۱)قوله: تنكح المرأة إلخ : وقال القرطبي: معنى الحديث أن هذه الخصال الأربع هي التي ترغب في نكاح المرأة لا أنه وقع الأمر بذلك، بل ظاهره إباحة النكاح لقصد كل من ذلك، لكن قصد الدين أولى، قال: ولا يظن أن هذه الأربع تؤخذ منها الكفاءة، أي ينحصر فيها، فإن ذلك لم يقل به أحد، وإن كانوا اختلفوا في الكفاءة ما هي. كذا في عمدة القاري».