Hadith 24237

Chapter 13

باب 13

(13) باب كَرَاهِيَةِ تَزْوِيجِ الزُّنَاةِ .

(13) Chapter: The Prohibition of Marrying Adulteresses (ES)
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أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لأَرْبَعَةٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ " .

Narrated Abu Hurairah:
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet 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." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3230 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 26, Hadith 35 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3232 (ES)