Narrated by Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) freed Sayyida Safiyyah bint Huyayy and made her freedom itself her dowry.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I offer myself to you. Then she stood for a long time. Meanwhile, a man stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! If you have no need of her, then marry her to me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you have anything to give her as a dowry? He said: I have only this lower garment. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you give her this lower garment, you yourself will be left without a lower garment. Go and find something else. He said: I have nothing else. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Search, even if it is an iron ring. He searched, but could not find anything. Finally, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Do you know any portion of the Qur’an by heart? He said: Yes, such and such surahs. He also mentioned the names of those surahs. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Whatever portion of the Qur’an you know by heart, I have married you to this woman in exchange for that. In another narration it is stated: Whatever portion of the Qur’an you know by heart, I have made you the owner of this woman in exchange for that. Then I saw that man walking away and his wife was following behind him.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked one of his companions: O so-and-so! Are you married? He replied: No, I do not have the financial means to marry. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah Al-Ikhlas? He said: Yes, of course. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah Al-Kafirun? He said: Yes, absolutely. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah Az-Zalzalah? He said: Yes, I know it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah An-Nasr? He said: Yes, I know it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Ayat al-Kursi? He said: Yes, absolutely. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then get married, get married, get married. He repeated this three times.