I was in the company of Messenger of Allah ﷺ when there came a man and informed him that he had contracted to marry a woman of the Ansar. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Did you cast a glance at her? He said: No. He said: Go and cast a glance at her, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar. (Using translation from Muslim 1424a)   

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهَا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِنَّ فِي أَعْيُنِ الْأَنْصَارِ شَيْئًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you proposes to a woman and is satisfied with what he sees from her and is drawn to her, then let him proceed." Jabir said, "I proposed to a woman from the tribe of Salimah and I used to hide in the date palm trees until I saw something that pleased me, then I married her."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا خَطَبَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَقَدِرَ عَلَى أَنْ يَرَى مِنْهَا مَا يُعْجِبُهُ وَيَدْعُوهُ إِلَيْهَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَلَقَدْ خَطَبْتُ امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ فَكُنْتُ أَتَخَبَّأُ فِي أُصُولِ النَّخْلِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ مِنْهَا بَعْضَ مَا أَعْجَبَنِي فَتَزَوَّجْتُهَا  

Mughirah bin Shubah wanted to marry a woman. The Prophet ﷺ said to him: “Go and look at her, for that is more likely to create love between you.” So he did that, and married her, and mentioned how well he got along with her. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1865)   

لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اذْهَبْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِنَّهُ أَحْرَى أَنْ يُؤْدَمَ بَيْنَكُمَا قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَذَكَرَ مِنْ مُوَافَقَتِهَا  

It was narrated that Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said: "I proposed marriage to a woman during the time of the Messenger of Allah, and the Prophet said: 'Have you seen her?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'Look at her, for that is more likely to create love between you.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3235)   

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهَا؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِنَّهُ أَحْرَى أَنْ يُؤْدَمَ بَيْنَكُمَا  

[Machine] I proposed to a woman, and I mentioned her to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He asked me, "Have you looked at her?" I said, "No." He said, "Then look at her, for it is more likely to foster love and compatibility between you." So, I went to her, and her parents were with her while she was wearing a veil. I said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has commanded me to look at you." Both she and her parents fell silent. Then, the girl lifted a corner of her veil and said, "If the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded you to look at me, then look. But if he did not command you, then do not look." I looked at her, and then I married her. I have never been with a woman who surpassed her in status. I have married seventy or seventy-one women.  

خَطَبْتُ امْرَأَةً فَذَكَرْتُهَا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي هَلْ نَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهَا؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِنَّهُ أَحْرَى أَنْ يُؤْدَمَ بَيْنَكُمَا فَأَتَيْتُهَا وَعِنْدَهَا أَبَوَاهَا وَهِيَ فِي خِدْرِهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا قَالَ فَسَكَتَا قَالَ فَرَفَعَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ جَانِبَ الْخِدْرِ فَقَالَتْ أُحَرِّجُ عَلَيْكَ إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَنْظُرَ إِلِيَّ لَمَا نَظَرْتَ وَإِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَأْمُرْكَ أَنْ تَنْظُرَ إِلِيَّ فَلَا تَنْظُرْ قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجْتُهَا قَالَ فَمَا وَقَعَتْ عِنْدِي امْرَأَةٌ بِمَنْزِلَتِهَا وَلَقَدْ تَزَوَّجْتُ سَبْعِينَ أَوْ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ امْرَأَةً  

[Machine] Its called Thubaytah, the daughter of Al-Dhahak, the sister of my father Jabirah. I said, "Are you doing this while you are the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "Yes, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When Allah places the desire for a woman in the heart of a man, it is permissible for him to look at her.' This narration has different chains of transmission, and its main source is Al-Hajjaj ibn Artat, and what has been mentioned is sufficient. Some people of knowledge have used this argument in this matter based on what is known."  

يُقَالُ لَهَا ثُبَيْتَةُ بِنْتُ الضَّحَّاكِ أُخْتُ أَبِي جَبِيرَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَتَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَأَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَلْقَى اللهُ فِي قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ خِطْبَةَ امْرَأَةٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ إِسْنَادُهُ مُخْتَلَفٌ فِيهِ وَمَدَارُهُ عَلَى الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ وَفِيمَا مَضَى كِفَايَةٌ وَاحْتَجَّ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ بِمَا  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I saw you in a dream for three nights. The angel came to me in the form of a thief stealing silk and said, 'This is your wife.' So I uncovered your face and behold, it was you. So I said, 'If this is from Allah, then He will fulfill it.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُرِيتُكِ فِي النَّوْمِ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ جَاءَنِي بِكِ الْمَلَكُ فِي سَرَقَةٍ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ يَقُولُ هَذِهِ امْرَأَتُكَ فَأَكْشِفُ عَنْ وَجْهِكِ فَإِذَا هِيَ أَنْتِ فَأَقُولُ إِنْ يَكُنْ هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ يُمْضِهِ  

[Machine] A woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have come to give myself as a gift to you." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at her, moved his gaze away from her, and corrected her. Then he lowered his head. When the woman saw that he did not show any interest in her, she sat down and they discussed a narration that had been reported by Qutaybah in Sahih.  

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جِئْتُ لِأَهَبَ لَكَ نَفْسِي فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَعَّدَ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَصَوَّبَهُ ثُمَّ طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ فِيهَا شَيْئًا جَلَسَتْ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ