The Book on Marriage

كتاب النكاح عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

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What (Has Been Related About What) To Say To The Newlywed

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Hadith 4

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ENGLISH

Jabir narrated that:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Indeed the woman is married for her religion, her wealth, and her beauty, so take the one with religion, and may your hands be dusty."

ARABIC

‏ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُنْكَحُ عَلَى دِينِهَا وَمَالِهَا وَجَمَالِهَا فَعَلَيْكَ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ ‏