Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 2.0

What Has Been Ordered Regarding Marrying A Religious Woman

باب مَا يُؤْمَرُ بِهِ مِنْ تَزْوِيجِ ذَاتِ الدِّينِ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 2047الجامع· 4sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Masdad bin MasrhadfromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatanfrom'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin HafsfromSa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan)fromKaysan Abu Sa'id al-MuqbarifromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

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

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English translation

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).”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ - حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏