عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَ رَجُلًا مِنْ صَحَابَتِهِ فَقَالَ أَيَ فُلَانُ هَلْ تَزَوَّجْتَ قَالَ لَا وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي مَا أَتَزَوَّجُ بِهِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ} [الإخلاص 1] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ {قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ} [الكافرون 1] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ} [الزلزلة 1] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ} [النصر 1] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ {اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ} [البقرة 255] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ تَزَوَّجْ تَزَوَّجْ تَزَوَّجْ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
Narrated by Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked one of his companions: O so-and-so! Are you married? He replied: No, I do not have the financial means to marry. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah Al-Ikhlas? He said: Yes, of course. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah Al-Kafirun? He said: Yes, absolutely. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah Az-Zalzalah? He said: Yes, I know it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah An-Nasr? He said: Yes, I know it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Ayat al-Kursi? He said: Yes, absolutely. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then get married, get married, get married. He repeated this three times.