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Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

كتاب النكاح

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What Has Been Ordered Regarding Marrying A Religious Woman

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ENGLISH

Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying “Women may be married for four reasons:

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).”

ARABIC

‏ تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لأَرْبَعٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ ‏