Those who liked to choose carefully in marriage and those who did not

It is narrated from Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Choose carefully for your seed (your future offspring)."

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Whenever Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) married, he would marry into a humbler household.

Abdullah bin Khirash (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I saw Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) at al-Rabadhah. His wife was dark-skinned, or he said that she was worn out from hunger and weakness. He was in a black shelter of his. It was said to him: "O Abu Dharr! It would have been better if you had married a woman better than this one!" He said: "By Allah, marrying a woman who lowers my name and standing is dearer to me than marrying a woman who raises my name and status."

Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No habit of the Jahiliyyah remains in me except that I do not care which Muslim I marry and to which one I give someone in marriage.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) used to send marriage proposals to people of lower standing than himself.

Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man married the daughter of a slave who was a tailor. She bore him a son, but the man refused to accept him as his child. Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said to him: "The very thing that drove you to marry the daughter of a slave tailor, even though you are an honourable man of the Arabs, is what has prompted you to deny that the child born of her is your son." (That is, Satan has put whisperings into your heart.)