Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi رضي الله عنه narrates: A woman came to the service of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said,“O Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم! I offer myself to you in marriage.”She stood for a long time. A man stood up and said,“O Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, if you have no need of her, marry her to me.”The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked,“Do you have anything which you can give her as a dowry?”He said,“I have only this garment of mine.”The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,“If you give her this, you will have to sit without a garment. Look for something else.”He said,“I do not find anything.”The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,“Look for something.”He still did not find anything. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,“Do you know any portion of the Qur’an?”He replied,“Yes, I know such and such surahs,”and he named them. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,“I marry you to her in exchange for the portion of the Qur’an you know.”