Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1968
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ الْجَعْفَرِيُّ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " تَخَيَّرُوا لِنُطَفِكُمْ وَانْكِحُوا الأَكْفَاءَ وَأَنْكِحُوا إِلَيْهِمْ " .
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Aishah reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Choose carefully for your offspring, marry suitable matches, and give your women in marriage to suitable men.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source uses nuṭaf (‘seed’ or ‘seminal fluid’) figuratively for offspring and al-akfa’ for compatible or suitable spouses.