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I was with Anas while his daughter was present with him. Anas said, "A woman came to Allah's
Apostle and presented herself to him, saying, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), have you any need for me (i.e. would
you like to marry me)?' "Thereupon Anas's daughter said, "What a shameless lady she was ! Shame!
Shame!" Anas said, "She was better than you; she had a liking for the Prophet (ﷺ) so she presented herself
for marriage to him."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 67, Hadith 56
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)'s said, "If a man and a woman
agree (to marry temporarily), their marriage should last for three nights, and if they like to continue,
they can do so; and if they want to separate, they can do so." I do not know whether that was only for
us or for all the people in general. Abu `Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said: `Ali made it clear that the
Prophet said, "The Mut'a marriage has been cancelled (made unlawful).
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A woman presented herself to the Prophet (for marriage). A man said to him, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (If
you are not in need of her) marry her to me." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What have you got?" The man said,
"I have nothing." The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), "Go and search for something) even if it were an iron
ring." The man went and returned saying, "No, I have not found anything, not even an iron ring; but
this is my (Izar) waist sheet, and half of it is for her." He had no Rida' (upper garment). The Prophet (ﷺ)
said, "What will she do with your waist sheet? If you wear it, she will have nothing over her; and if
she wears it, you will have nothing over you." So the man sat down and when he had sat a long time,
he got up (to leave). When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw him (leaving), he called him back, or the man was called
(for him), and he said to the man, "How much of the Quran do you know (by heart)?" The man
replied I know such Sura and such Sura (by heart)," naming the Suras The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I have
married her to you for what you know of the Quran ."