It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Abu Hudhayfah bin Utbah bin Rabi'ah - who was present at the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) - had adopted Salim as his son and had married him to his niece, Hind bint al-Walid bin Utbah - he too was present at Badr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) - while Salim was the freed slave of a woman of the Ansar. Abu Hudhayfah adopted him just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had adopted Sayyiduna Zayd. In the Jahiliyyah, whoever adopted someone, people would attribute him to that man and he would inherit from him, until Allah Almighty revealed this verse concerning it: "Call them by (the names of) their fathers; that is more just in the sight of Allah. But if you do not know their fathers, then they are your brothers in religion and your friends." [Surah al-Ahzab: 5] So they were returned to their real fathers, and anyone whose father was not known was called a brother in religion or a freed slave (mawla). Sayyidah Aishah said: Sahlah bint Suhayl bin Amr al-Qurashi, who was married to Abu Hudhayfah bin Utbah, came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when this ruling was revealed and said: O Messenger of Allah, we used to regard Salim as our son - and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had given him shelter; he lived with me and Abu Hudhayfah in the same house - and he would see me even when I was in my informal household clothing. Now you know what has been revealed concerning them, so what is your view about him, O Messenger of Allah? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Breastfeed him." So she breastfed him five times, by which he became unlawful (for marriage) to her, and he attained the status of her son through breastfeeding. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it, and it contains evidence that a woman of a noble family may marry any Muslim.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Banu Bayadah, marry Abu Hind (to one of your women) and take (wives for yourselves) from him in marriage." The narrator said: He (Abu Hind) was a cupper (hajjam). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sahl bin Mu'adh bin Anas al-Juhani narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever gives for Allah, withholds for Allah, loves for Allah, hates for Allah and marries for the pleasure of Allah, has perfected his faith." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When someone (comes with a marriage proposal) to you whose character and religion you are satisfied with, then marry (your woman) to him. If you do not do so, there will be tribulation on the earth and great corruption." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you proposes marriage to a woman, then if he is able to look at that part of her which draws him to marry her, let him do so." (Jabir said:) I proposed marriage to a woman of Banu Sulaym, and I kept trying to see her while hiding behind the date palms, until I saw in her that which drew me to marry her, and then I married her. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they (the two Shaykhs, Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. Imam Muslim recorded in this chapter the narration of Yazid bin Kaysan from Abu Hazim in abridged form.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) proposed marriage to a woman, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go and look at her, for that is more likely to create affection and love between the two of you." So he went and looked at her, and then he mentioned (to him, peace and blessings be upon him) his agreement with her. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

Ayyub bin Khalid al-Ansari narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep the marriage proposal hidden, then perform ablution (wudu) and perform it well, then pray as much as Allah has written for you, then praise and glorify your Lord and say: 'Allahumma innaka taqdiru wa la aqdiru, wa ta'lamu wa la a'lamu, wa anta 'allamul-ghuyub, fa-in ra'ayta li fi fulanah (he should name her by her name) khayran li fi dini wa dunyaya wa akhirati fa-qdurha li, wa in kana ghayruha khayran li fi dini wa dunyaya wa akhirati fa-qdurha li' (O Allah, You have power and I have no power, You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen. If You see good for me in so-and-so (he should name her) with regard to my religion, my world and my Hereafter, then decree her for me; and if someone other than her is better for me with regard to my religion, my world and my Hereafter, then decree her for me)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to marry a woman, so he sent a woman to look at her and said: "Smell her breath and look at her lower legs." That woman went to them, and they said: O Umm so-and-so, shall we not give you a morning meal? She said: I will only eat food that so-and-so (the girl) brings. The narrator said: She climbed up onto their ledge and looked at her lower legs, then said: Daughter, pick the lice out of my hair. So she began picking out the lice while that woman kept smelling her breath. Then she came and informed (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they (the two Shaykhs, Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A fornicator who has been flogged should marry only someone like himself (a fornicator)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Amr bin Shu'ayb narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that Sayyiduna Marthad bin Abi Marthad al-Ghanawi (may Allah be pleased with him) used to carry captives from Makkah (to Madinah). In Makkah there was an immoral woman named Anaq who was his friend. Marthad said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I marry Anaq? He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent until this verse was revealed: "The fornicator does not marry except a fornicatress or a polytheist woman, and none marries the fornicatress except a fornicator or a polytheist man, and that has been made unlawful for the believers." [Surah al-Nur: 3] Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse to me and said: "Do not marry her." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.