Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah have mercy on him) said to a woman of his household: "I implore you by Allah to marry a Muslim, even if he is a red Roman or a black Abyssinian."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I married Zaid bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) to Zainab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), and I married Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) to Dubaa’ah bint Zubair bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with her), so that people may know that the greatest honor is that of Islam."

Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a marriage proposal for his brother to a family of the Arabs and said: "I am Bilal and this is my brother. We were both slaves, Allah the Mighty and Majestic freed us, and we were astray, Allah the Mighty and Majestic guided us."

Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If you give us in marriage, then all praise is due to Allah, and if you refuse, then Allah is the Greatest."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Suhaib (may Allah be pleased with him) to some people of the Ansar for a marriage proposal. When they refused, Suhaib said: "If it were not for the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would not have done this." They asked: "Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) command you?" He replied: "Yes." So they performed the marriage. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent gold and said: "Take this to your house." And he said to the Companions: "Help your brother in his wedding feast (walimah)."

I and Sayyiduna Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman (may Allah be pleased with them) went to Sayyidah Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her). I asked her, "How did your husband divorce you?" She replied, "He gave me an irrevocable divorce; he did not provide residence nor maintenance. Then I was ordered to observe my waiting period in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him). Then it was said, 'Since Ibn Umm Maktum is blind, observe your waiting period in another house.' When my waiting period was completed, Muawiyah and Abu Al-Jahm sent proposals. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'Muawiyah has no wealth and Abu Al-Jahm is harsh with women, but I marry you to Usamah.' She says, 'I was married to Usamah and Allah put blessing in it.'"

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When someone whose religion and trustworthiness you are pleased with comes to you (with a proposal), then marry (your daughter) to him. If you do not do so, there will be great turmoil and corruption on the earth." The Companions asked: "What if he is not as we desire?" He replied: "Yes, even then, marry (your daughter) to him."

Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "O my sons and the sons of my daughters! Marriage is bondage; everyone should see to whom he gives his daughter in marriage."

When Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) married into the family of Abi Qurrah Kindi, when he came to his wife, he said: "O lady! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me: 'When Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, grants you the ability to marry, let your first act be obedience to Allah.'" The wife said: "You are in a position where a man's command is to be obeyed." So Sayyiduna Salman said: "Get up, pray, and supplicate." Then he saw curtains in the house and said: "What is this? Is someone sick, or has the Ka'bah been moved to Kindah?" It was said: "No one is sick, nor has the Ka'bah been moved." So he said: "I will not enter until all the curtains are removed except for the curtain on the door."

Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) set out on a journey with thirteen companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the time for prayer came, the people said: "Step forward, O Abu Abdullah! You are the most knowledgeable and senior among us." Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Indeed, Allah the Exalted has given you superiority over us, O group of Arabs! You lead us in prayer, we do not lead you; you marry our women, we do not marry your women." Then one of them stepped forward and led them in four units (rak‘ahs) of prayer. When he finished, Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You led us in four units, even though we were more in need of concession."