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