[Machine] He came to the Prophet ﷺ seeking his assistance in obtaining the dowry for a woman. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "How much did you marry her for?" He replied, "Two hundred dirhams." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "If you were to scoop from the ocean, you would not increase."
أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَسْتَعِينُهُ فِي مَهْرِ امْرَأَةٍ فَقَالَ «كَمْ أَمْهَرْتَهَا؟» فَقَالَ مِائَتَيْ دِرْهَمٍ فَقَالَ ﷺ «لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَغْرِفُونَ مِنْ بُطْحَانَ مَا زِدْتُمْ»