Narrated Sahl:A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I have come to present myself to you (for marriage)." She kept standing for a long period during which period the Prophet (ﷺ) looked at her carefully. When she stayed for a Long period, a man said to the Prophet (ﷺ) "If you are not in need of her, then marry her to me." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Have you got anything to give her (as Mahr)?" The man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Go (to your house) and search for something." The man went and came back to say, "By Allah, I could not find anything." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Go again and search for something, even if it be an iron ring." He went again and came back saying, "No, by Allah, I could not get even an iron ring." The man had only an Izar and had no Rida' (upper garment). He said, "I will give her my Izar as Mahr." On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Your Izar? If she wears it, nothing of it will remain on you, and if you wear it nothing of it will be on her" The man went aside and sat down When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw him leaving (after a while), he called back and asked. "How much Qur'an do you know (by heart)? He said, 'I know such and such Suras," naming some Suras. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I marry her to you for the amount of Qur'an you know (by heart).
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 5871
In-book reference
Book 77, Hadith 88
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 760
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
It is related that Sahl said, "A woman came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'I have come to give myself to you.' She stood for a long time in which he looked carefully at her. When she had remained for a long time, a man said, 'If you have no need of her, then marry her to me.' He asked, 'Do you have anything to give her as dowry?' 'No,' he answered. He said, 'Look.' The man went and came back and said, 'Messenger of Allah, I did not find anything.' He said, 'Go and search, even if it is a iron ring.' He went and came back and then said, 'by Allah, I did not find anything. not even an iron ring.' He was wearing a waist-wrapper but had not cloak. He said, 'I will give her my waist-wrapper as dowry.' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'If she wears your waist-wrapper, you will have none of it, and if you wear it, she will have none of it.' The man went aside and sat down. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw him turning to leave and ordered that he be called. He asked, 'What do you know of the Qur'an?' He said, 'Sura such-and-such and such-and-such,' and he named a number of suras. He said, 'I have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an.'"
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 5871
In-book reference
Book 77, Hadith 88
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 760
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih