The Prophet ﷺ said: When one of you asked a woman in marriage, if he is able to look at what will induce him to marry her, he should do so. He (Jabir) said: I asked a girl in marriage, I used to look at her secretly, until I looked at what induced me to marry her. I, therefore, married her.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا خَطَبَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَا يَدْعُوهُ إِلَى نِكَاحِهَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ قَالَ فَخَطَبْتُ جَارِيَةً فَكُنْتُ أَتَخَبَّأُ لَهَا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ مِنْهَا مَا دَعَانِي إِلَى نِكَاحِهَا وَتَزَوُّجِهَا فَتَزَوَّجْتُهَا  

The Prophet ﷺ said: When one of you asked a woman in marriage, if he is able to look at what will induce him to marry her, he should do so. He (Jabir) said: I asked a girl in marriage, I used to look at her secretly, until I looked at what induced me to marry her. I, therefore, married her. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2082)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا خَطَبَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَإِنْ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ مِنْهَا إِلَى مَا يَدْعُوهُ إِلَى نِكَاحِهَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ قَالَ فَخَطَبْتُ جَارِيَةً مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ فَكُنْتُ أَخْتَبِئُ لَهَا تَحْتَ الْكَرَبِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ مِنْهَا بَعْضَ مَا دَعَانِي إِلَى نِكَاحِهَا فَتَزَوَّجْتُهَا  

[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