Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A woman is married for four reasons: for her beauty, for her lineage, for her wealth, or for her religion. So may your hands be dusted, give preference to the religious woman."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "A woman is married either for her wealth, or for her beauty, or for her religion, so you should choose the one with religion and good character, may your hands be dusted." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, states) The paternal aunt of the narrator Sa'id bin Ishaq refers to Zainab, the daughter of Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: It was submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Will you not marry among the Ansar?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is something in their eyes."

Salim narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both): Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, stated: The husband of Hafsa bint Umar, Sayyiduna Khunais bin Hudhafa Sahmi, may Allah be pleased with him, passed away. He was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and had the honor of participating in the Battle of Badr. He passed away in Madinah Munawwarah. Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, says: I met Sayyiduna Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, and offered him marriage to Hafsa. I said: If you wish, I will marry you to Hafsa bint Umar. He said: I will consider this matter. Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, says: After a few days, he met me and informed me: I do not wish to marry at this time. Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, says: Then I met Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and I said: If you wish, I will marry you to Hafsa bint Umar. But he did not give me any answer. I was more upset with him than with Sayyiduna Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him. Then a few days passed, and the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me a proposal of marriage. I married Hafsa to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Then I met Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and he said: When you offered me Hafsa’s hand in marriage, I did not give you any answer, and perhaps because of this you are upset with me. I replied: Yes. So Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: When you made me this offer, I did not reply to you because I had heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) mention (marrying) Hafsa. I did not want to disclose the secret of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). If the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had not done so, I would have married her.

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Keep the proposal of marriage in mind, then perform ablution and do it well, then perform as much prayer as Allah has destined for you, then praise your Lord, mention His greatness, then make this supplication: "O Allah! Surely You have power and I do not have power, You have knowledge and I do not have knowledge, and You are the Knower of the unseen. If You know that such-and-such woman (the narrator says: here mention the name of the woman) is better for me in regard to my religion, my worldly life, and my Hereafter, then ordain her for me. And if someone else besides her is better for me in regard to my religion, my worldly life, and my Hereafter, then ordain her for me."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man intended to marry a woman from among the Ansar, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Look at this woman, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar." (The narrator says) that is, their eyes are small.

Sulaiman bin Abu Hathmah narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) trying to secretly look at the daughter of Sayyiduna Dahhak (may Allah be pleased with him) in a garden in Madinah Munawwarah. I asked him: Are you doing this even though you are a companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: Yes, I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When Allah puts in the heart of a servant the intention to send a marriage proposal to a woman, there is no harm if that person looks at that woman beforehand."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a marriage proposal to a woman, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Go and look at that woman, for this is more likely to create love between you both.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned to him his intention to marry an Ansari woman. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Look at this woman, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Fatimah bint Qais: Go to Umm Sharik and do not cause us any trouble regarding yourself.