Sunan an-Nasa'i 3280

Muhammad ibn Mansur reported to us, from Sufyan, who said: I heard Abu Hazim say: I heard Sahl ibn Sa'd say: I was among the people with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when a woman stood and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, she has offered herself to you, so decide what you think concerning her.’ He remained silent and gave her no answer. Then she stood again and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, she has offered herself to you, so decide what you think concerning her.’ A man stood and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, marry her to me.’ He asked, ‘Do you have anything?’ He said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Go and seek something, even an iron ring.’ The man went and searched, then returned and said, ‘I found nothing—not even an iron ring.’ He asked, ‘Do you know any of the Qur’an?’ He said, ‘Yes, I know such-and-such surah and such-and-such surah.’ He said, ‘I have given her to you in marriage in consideration of what you know of the Qur’an.’