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that the Messenger of Allah said: "Choose the best for your sperm, and marry compatible women and propose marriage to them."'

ابن ماجة:١٩٦٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ الْجَعْفَرِيُّ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَخَيَّرُوا لِنُطَفِكُمْ وَانْكِحُوا الأَكْفَاءَ وَأَنْكِحُوا إِلَيْهِمْ

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suyuti:12553a –
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السيوطي:١٢٥٥٣a –

"تَخَيرُوا لِنُطَفِكُمْ، فَأَنكحُوا الأكْفاءَ، وَأَنكحُوا إِلَيهِمْ".

[هـ] ابن ماجة [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك وصححه وتعقَّبه الذهبي، [ق] البيهقى في السنن عن عائشة