Chapter 67: Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)
Narrated Sahl: A man passed by Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) and Allah s Apostle asked (his companions) "What do you say about
this (man)?" They replied "If he asks for a lady' s hand, he ought to be given her in marriage; and if he
intercedes (for someone) his intercessor should be accepted; and if he speaks, he should be listened
to." Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) kept silent, and then a man from among the poor Muslims passed by, an Allah' s
Apostle asked (them) "What do you say about this man?" They replied, "If he asks for a lady' s hand in
marriage he does not deserve to be married, and he intercedes (for someone), his intercession should
not be accepted; And if he speaks, he should not be listened to.' Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) said, "This poor man
is better than so many of the first as filling the earth.'
Sahih al-Bukhari 5091