The Book of Marriage

كتاب النكاح

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Father Marrying Off A Previously Married Woman When She Is Unwilling

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Hadith 13

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ENGLISH

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) 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."

ARABIC

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