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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث سهل بن سعد الساعدي عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
Hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
حَدِيثُ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7522 — I was present in the gathering
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، سَمِعَ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ ، يَقُولُ فِي الْقَوْمِ : كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَامَتِ امْرَأَةٌ ، فَقَالَتْ : إِنَّهَا قَدْ وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لَهُ ، فَرَ فِيهَا رَأْيَكَ ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ ، فَقَالَ : زَوِّجْنِيهَا ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ : إِنَّهَا قَدْ وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لَكَ ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : زَوِّجْنِيهَا ، ثُمَّ قَامَ الثَّالِثَةَ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ ؟ قَالَ : لَا قَالَ : فَاذْهَبْ فَاطْلُبْ . قَالَ : فَذَهَبَ فَطَلَبَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا وَجَدْتُ شَيْئًا . قَالَ : فَاذْهَبْ فَاطْلُبْ ، وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ . قَالَ : فَذَهَبَ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ ، فَقَالَ : لَمْ أَجِدْ شَيْئًا . قَالَ : هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْءٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، سُورَةُ كَذَا ، وَسُورَةُ كَذَا ، فَقَالَ : اذْهَبْ فَقَدْ أَنْكَحْتُكَ عَلَى مَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him): "I was present in the gathering of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when a woman stood up and submitted that she had gifted herself to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so let him give his opinion (decision) in the matter. At this a man from the gathering stood up and said: '(O Messenger of Allah,) marry her to me.' But he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him no reply. Then the woman said the same thing again, that she had gifted herself to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and the man stood up again and made the same request. When he stood up the third time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: 'Do you have anything (to give as dowry)?' He said: 'No.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Go and look.' So he went, searched, came back and said: 'I found nothing.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Go and look again, even if it is only an iron ring.' The man went again, came back and submitted: 'I could find nothing at all.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: 'Do you know any part of the Noble Qur'an by heart?' He said: 'Yes, I know such-and-such surahs.' So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Go, I have married you to this woman in return for the Qur'an you have with you (teaching her those surahs).'"
