´Jabir narrated that:` The Prophet said: "Indeed the woman is married for her religion, her wealth, and her beauty, so take the one with religion, and may your hands be dusty."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
In the narration of Bukhari and Muslim, four things are mentioned;
the fourth thing is her lineage and family nobility.
2:
This command has been given because a religious (deen-daar) woman is, in the true sense, of good character, obedient and loyal to her husband, which brings pleasantness to a person's social life, and the offspring raised in her lap also become righteous and religious.
On the contrary, the other three types of women generally become a source of trouble for a person and also a cause of corruption for the children.
3:
Here, a curse is not intended; rather, the purpose is to encourage striving and effort in seeking marriage.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1086