"تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى أَربَع خِلَال: عَلَى دِينِهَا، وَمَالِهَا، وَعَلَى جَمَالِهَا، وَعَلَى حَسَبهَا وَنَسَبِهَا، فعليكَ بذات الدِّينِ ترِبَتْ يَدَاكَ".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Dārimī, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, SuyūṭīThe Prophet ﷺ said, "A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ لأَرْبَعٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ
A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, her status. her beauty and her religion, so try to get one who is religious, may your hand be besmeared with dust.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ لأَرْبَعٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said: "Women are married for four things: their wealth, their nobility, their beauty and their religious commitment. Choose the one who is religiously committed, may your hands be rubbed with dust."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لأَرْبَعَةٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ
for her property, her ranks, her beauty and her religiosity. So get the one who is religious and prosper (lit. may your hands cleave to the dust).”
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لأَرْبَعٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ
the Prophet said: “A woman may be married for four things: Her wealth, her lineage, her beauty or for her religion. Choose the religious, may your hands be rubbed with dust (i.e., may you prosper).”
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لأَرْبَعٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ
for her property, her ranks, her beauty and her religiosity. So get the one who is religious and prosper (lit. may your hands cleave to the dust).” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2047)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لِأَرْبَعٍ لِمَالِهَا وَجَمَالِهَا وَحَسَبِهَا وَدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ
for her property, her ranks, her beauty and her religiosity. So get the one who is religious and prosper (lit. may your hands cleave to the dust).” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2047)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لِأَرْبَعٍ لِلدِّينِ وَالْجَمَالِ وَالْمَالِ وَالْحَسَبِ فَعَلَيْكَ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ
ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ لِلْمُتَزَوِّجِ أَنْ يَقْصِدَ ذَوَاتَ الدِّينِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ
A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, her status. her beauty and her religion, so try to get one who is religious, may your hand be besmeared with dust. (Using translation from Muslim 1466)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ لِأَرْبَعٍ لِجَمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَعَلَيْكَ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ»
The Prophet ﷺ said, "A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5090)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ لِأَرْبَعَةٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ»
"تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ لأَرْبَعٍ: لِمالِهَا، ولِحسَبهِا، ولِجَمَالِهَا، وَلِدِينِهَا؛ فَاظفَرْ بذَاتِ الدِّين تَرِبَت يَدَاكَ".
"تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ لأِرْبَعٍ: لِلْحَسَبِ والدِّين، وَالمالِ، وَالْجَمَالِ؛ فعليك بذَاتِ الدِّين تَرِبَت يَدَاكَ".
"إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُنْكَحُ لِدِينها، وَمَالِها وَجَمَالِها، فَعَليك بذَاتِ الدِّين تَرِبَتْ يَداك".