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tabarani:5934[Chain 1] ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > ʿĀrim [Chain 2] Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad b. Ḥarb al-ʿAbbādānī > Sulaymān b. Ḥarb [Chain 3] al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Tustarī > Abū al-Rabīʿ al-Zahrānī > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Abū Ḥāzim > Sahl b. Saʿd

[Machine] A woman came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and offered herself to him. He said, "I don't have any need for women today." A man then said, "O Messenger of Allah, marry her to me." The Prophet asked him, "What do you have?" The man replied, "I have nothing." The Prophet then said, "Give her even if it is just an iron ring." The man said, "I have nothing." The Prophet asked him, "Do you have anything from the Quran?" The man replied, "Yes, I have such and such." The Prophet then said, "I have married her to you in exchange for what you have from the Quran." And the wording of this hadith is from the narration of 'Arim.  

الطبراني:٥٩٣٤حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا عَارِمٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ الْعَبَّادَانِيُّ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ قَالُوا ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «مَا لِي فِي النِّسَاءِ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ زَوِّجْنِيهَا فَقَالَ «مَا عِنْدَكَ؟» فَقَالَ مَا عِنْدِي مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَقَالَ «أَعْطِهَا وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ» قَالَ مَا عِنْدِي مِنْ شَيْءٍ قَالَ «فَمَا عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ؟» قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ «فَقَدْ مَلَّكْتُكَهَا بِمَا عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ» وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَدِيثِ عَارِمٍ  


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bukhari:5029ʿAmr b. ʿAwn > Ḥammād > Abū Ḥāzim > Sahl b. Saʿd

A lady came to the Prophet ﷺ and declared that she had decided to offer herself to Allah and His Apostle. The Prophet ﷺ said, "I am not in need of women." A man said (to the Prophet) "Please marry her to me." The Prophet ﷺ said (to him), "Give her a garment." The man said, "I cannot afford it." The Prophet said, "Give her anything, even if it were an iron ring." The man apologized again. The Prophet then asked him, "What do you know by heart of the Qur'an?" He replied, "I know such-andsuch portion of the Qur'an (by heart)." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then I marry her to you for that much of the Qur'an which you know by heart."  

البخاري:٥٠٢٩حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ

أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّهَا قَدْ وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا لِي فِي النِّسَاءِ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ زَوِّجْنِيهَا قَالَ أَعْطِهَا ثَوْبًا قَالَ لاَ أَجِدُ قَالَ أَعْطِهَا وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فَاعْتَلَّ لَهُ فَقَالَ مَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ فَقَدْ زَوَّجْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ  

bukhari:5141Abū al-Nuʿmān > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Abū Ḥāzim > Sahl

A woman came to the Prophet,, and presented herself to him (for marriage). He said, "I am not in need of women these days." Then a man said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Marry her to me." The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "What have you got?" He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Give her something, even an iron ring." He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet ﷺ asked (him), "How much of the Qur'an do you know (by heart)?" He said, "So much and so much." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an."  

البخاري:٥١٤١حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلٍ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَرَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهَا فَقَالَ مَا لِي الْيَوْمَ فِي النِّسَاءِ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زَوِّجْنِيهَا قَالَ مَا عِنْدَكَ قَالَ مَا عِنْدِي شَىْءٌ قَالَ أَعْطِهَا وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ قَالَ مَا عِنْدِي شَىْءٌ قَالَ فَمَا عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ عِنْدِي كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ فَقَدْ مَلَّكْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ  

darimi:2247ʿAmr b. ʿAwn > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Abū Ḥāzim > Sahl b. Saʿd

[Machine] A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Indeed, I have dedicated myself to Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have no need for women." A man said, "Marry her to me." He said, "Give her a garment." He replied, "I cannot find one." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Give her even if it is an iron ring." He said, "I do not have anything from the Quran." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do you possess any knowledge from the Quran?" He replied, "Yes, I do." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "Then I have married her to you based on the knowledge you have from the Quran."  

الدارمي:٢٢٤٧حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ

أَتَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّهَا وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا لِي فِي النِّسَاءِ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ زَوِّجْنِيهَا فَقَالَ «أَعْطِهَا ثَوْبًا» فَقَالَ لَا أَجِدُ قَالَ «أَعْطِهَا وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ قَالَ فَاعْتَلَّ لَهُ» فَقَالَ «مَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ» قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ «فَقَدْ زَوَّجْتُكَهَا عَلَى مَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ»  

bayhaqi:13363Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Bakr Aḥmad b. Salmān al-Faqīh > Ismāʿīl b. Isḥāq > ʿĀrim > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Abū Ḥāzim > Sahl b. Saʿd

[Machine] A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and offered herself to him. He said, "What do I have to do with women's needs?" A man said, "O Messenger of Allah, marry her to me." He asked, "What do you have?" The man replied, "I have nothing." The Prophet asked, "Do you have anything from the Quran?" The man answered, "Yes, I know this and that." The Prophet said, "I have married her to you for what you know from the Quran."  

البيهقي:١٣٣٦٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلْمَانَ الْفَقِيهُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا عَارِمٌ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ؓ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا لِي بِالنِّسَاءِ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ زَوِّجْنِيهَا قَالَ مَا عِنْدَكَ؟ قَالَ مَا عِنْدِي مِنْ شَيْءٍ قَالَ مَا عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ؟ قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ قَدْ مَلَّكْتُكَهَا بِمَا عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عَارِمٍ وَرَوَاهُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ قَالَ لَقَدْ زَوَّجْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ وَكَذَا قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ