It was narrated that: Alqamah bin Qais said: “I was with Abdullah bin Masud in Mina, and Uthman took him aside. I was sitting near him. Uthman said to him: 'Would you like that I marry you to a young virgin who will remind you of how you were in the past?' When Abdullah saw that he did not say anything to him apart from that, he gestured to me, so I came and he said: 'As you say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said “O young men, whoever among you can afford it, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding one's chastity. Whoever cannot afford it, let him fast, for it will diminish his desire.” ' ”

It was narrated from Aishah that: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Marriage is part of my sunnah, and whoever does not follow my sunnah has nothing to do with me. Get married, for I will boast of your great numbers before the nations. Whoever has the means, let him get married, and whoever does not, then he should fast for it will diminish his desire.”

It was narrated from Ibn Abbas that: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There is nothing like marriage, for two who love one another.”

It was narrated that: Sa'd said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) disapproved of Uthman bin Maz'un's desire to remain celibate; if he had given him permission, we would have gotten ourselves castrated.”

It was narrated that from Musawir Al Himyari from his mother that: she heard Umm Salamah say: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Any woman who dies when her husband is pleased with her, will enter Paradise.' ”

It was narrated that from Abdullah bin Amr that : the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “This world is but provisions, and there is no provision in this world better than a righteous wife.”

It was narrated that: Thawban said: “When the Verse concerning silver and gold was revealed, they said: 'What kind of wealth should we acquire?' Umar said: 'I will tell you about that.' So he rode on his camel and caught up with the Prophet, and I followed him. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah what kind of wealth should we acquire?' He said: 'Let one of you acquire a thankful heart, a tongue that remembers Allah and a believing wife who will help him with regard to the Hereafter.' ”

It was narrated from Abu Umamah that: the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: “Nothing is of more benefit to the believer after Taqwa of Allah than a righteous wife whom, if he commands her she obeys him, if he looks at her he is pleased, if he swears an oath concerning her she fulfills it, and when he is away from her she is sincere towards him with regard to herself and his wealth.”

It was narrated from Abdullah bin Amr that: the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Do not marry women for their beauty for it may lead to their doom. Do not marry them for their wealth, for it may lead them to fall into sin. Rather, marry them for their religion. A black slave woman with piercings who is religious is better.”

It was narrated that: Jabir bin Abdullah said: “I married a woman during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: 'Have you got married, O Jabir?' I said: 'Yes'. He said: 'To a virgin or to a previously-married woman?' I said: 'A previously married woman.' He said: 'Why not a virgin so you could play with her?' I said: 'I have sisters and did not want her to create trouble between them and me.' He said: 'That is better then.' ”

It was narrated from Abdur-Rahman bin Salim bin Utbah bin Salim bin Uwaim bin Sa'idah Al-Ansari, from his father that: his grandfather said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'You should marry virgins, for their mouths are sweeter, their wombs are more prolific and they are satisfied with less.'”

It was narrated that: Anas bin Malik said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever wants to meet Allah pure and purified, let him marry free women.' ”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Marry, for I will boast of your great numbers.”

It was narrated that: Muhammad bin Salamah said: “I proposed marriage to a woman, then I hid and waited to see her until I saw her among some date palm trees that belonged to her.” It was said to him: “Do you do such a thing when you are a companion of the Messenger of Allah?” He said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'When Allah causes a man to propose to a woman, there is nothing wrong with him looking at her.' ”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A man should not propose to a woman to whom his brother has already proposed.”

It was narrated from Ibn Umar that: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A man should not propose to a woman to whom his brother has already proposed.”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A previously-married woman should not be married until she is consulted, and a virgin should not be married until her consent is sought, and her consent is her silence.”

It was narrated from Adi bin Adi Al-Kindi that: his father said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'A previously-married woman can speak for herself, and the consent of a virgin is her silence.' ”

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid Al-Ansari and Mujamma bin Yazid Al-Ansari said: that a man among them who was called Khidam arranged a marriage for his daughter, and she did not like the marriage arranged by her father. She went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and told him about that, and he annulled the marriage arranged by her father. Then she married Abu Lubabah bin Abdul-Mundhir.

It was narrated from Ibn Buraidah that: his father said: “A girl came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: 'My father married me to his brother's son so that he might raise his status thereby.' The Prophet (ﷺ) gave her the choice, and she said: 'I approve of what my father did, but I wanted women to know that their fathers have no right to do that.' ”