Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman says: I asked Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) how much dowry the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give. She said: The dowry of his wives was twelve and a half uqiyah. Then she said: Do you know what nash is? I said: No. She said: It means half an uqiyah. These twelve and a half uqiyah amount to a total of five hundred dirhams. This was the dowry of the wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) was married to Ubaidullah bin Jahsh. When he went to Najashi, he died there. Later, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) while she was still in the land of Abyssinia. Najashi acted as her representative and married her to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and paid her dowry of four thousand dirhams. Then he prepared her himself and sent her to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) along with Sayyiduna Shurahbil bin Hasanah. All her preparations were from Najashi; the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had not sent anything from his side. The dowry of the other wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was four hundred dirhams.

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.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Utbah that a case was brought before Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) in which a man had married a woman and then died, without having fixed a dowry (mahr) or having consummated the marriage. For a month, this question was repeatedly asked of him, but he did not give any answer. Later, when he was asked again, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Now I will decide according to my own opinion; if it is wrong, then it is from myself and from Satan, and if it is correct, then it is from Allah Almighty. This woman should be given a dowry like that of other women, she will also inherit, and she must observe the waiting period (‘iddah). Upon hearing this decision, a man from the tribe of Banu Ashja’ stood up and said: O Abdullah! The decision you have given is exactly the same as the decision of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding Barwa’ bint Washiq. Abdullah said: Bring witnesses for this. Two men from the Ashja’ tribe, Jarrah and Abu Sinan, testified along with him.

(Second chain) Alqamah and Aswad say: Some people came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and they said: What is your opinion about the man who got married, … then the same hadith was mentioned …, however, in this version it is stated: A man named Salamah bin Yazid from the tribe of Ashja’ stood up and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) resolved a similar issue in this way, one of our men married a woman named Barwa’ bint Washiq from Banu Ru’as, then he went out, entered a well, had a seizure there and died, while he had not yet fixed a dowry for his wife. Those people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked about this issue. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: She should be given a dowry like that of other women of her family, there should be no increase or decrease in it, and she will also inherit and must observe the waiting period (‘iddah).

(Third chain) Alqamah narrates that a man married a woman and died before consummating the marriage and determining the dowry. When Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about this, he said: This woman will be given a dowry similar to that of women like her, with neither any increase nor decrease, and she will also observe the waiting period ('iddah). Abu Sinan Ashja'i stood up along with a group from his tribe and said: We bear witness that you have given the same verdict as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave regarding Barwa' bint Washiq.

(4th chain) Masruq says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) … then he mentioned the same hadith … however, in this it is stated: Then Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Sinan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I bear witness that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made this very decision regarding Barua' bint Washiq.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I intended to send a proposal to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding his daughter, but then I thought that I have no wealth, so what should I do? Then I remembered that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) maintains ties of kinship and frequently visits our house, so I sent him this message. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you have anything? I said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Where is that Hatami armor that I gave you on such and such day? I said: It is with me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give that to Fatimah.