It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), concerning a man who married a woman and died before consummating the marriage with her and before fixing a dowry, that he said: "She is entitled to the full dowry (mahr al-mithl), she must observe the waiting period ('iddah), and she is entitled to inheritance." Then Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Sinan (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this very judgement concerning Barwa' bint Washiq." Thus this hadith became sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Part of a woman's blessing and good fortune is that her proposal of marriage (khitbah) is easy, her dowry is easy, and her womb is easy (easy in giving birth)." Urwah says that by the womb being easy is meant ease in childbirth. Urwah also said: "I say from myself that the first of a woman's ill fortune is that her dowry is very heavy." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Abu Salamah that he said: I asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) about the dowry of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (that he fixed for his wives), and she said: "Twelve uqiyah and a nashsh." I asked: "What is a nashsh?" She said: "Half an uqiyah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Urwah that Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) was married to Ubaydullah bin Jahsh, and he died in the land of Abyssinia. So the Negus (al-Najashi) married her to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), paid her dowry of four thousand (dirhams) on his (peace and blessings be upon him) behalf, and sent her to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with Shurahbil bin Hasanah. 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 Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man: "Are you pleased for me to marry you to so-and-so (a woman)?" He said: "Yes." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the woman: "Are you pleased for me to marry you to so-and-so (a man)?" She said: "Yes." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) married them to each other, but he did not fix a dowry for her, nor did he give her anything (in cash). That man was one of those who had been present at (the treaty of) al-Hudaybiyah, and those of al-Hudaybiyah had a share allotted in Khaybar. When his death drew near, he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married me to so-and-so, and I did not fix a dowry for her nor give her anything. I make you witnesses that I have given her my share in Khaybar as her dowry." So the woman took that share and sold it for one hundred thousand (dirhams). The narrator says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best dowry is the one that is easiest." 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 Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the gravest sins with Allah is (the sin of) a man who marries a woman, and when he has fulfilled his need from her, divorces her and takes away her dowry; and a man who hires someone and withholds his wages; and a man who kills an animal merely for sport, without reason." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us the Sermon of Need (khutbat al-hajah, the sermon recited when there is a need): "All praise is for Allah; we praise Him, we seek His help and we ask His forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our own selves. Whomever Allah guides, none can lead astray, and whomever He leads astray, none can guide. And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and His Messenger." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite these three verses: "O you who believe, fear Allah as He deserves to be feared, and do not die except as Muslims" [Surah Al Imran: 102] ; "O people, fear your Lord who created you from a single soul, and created from it its mate, and spread from the two of them many men and women; and fear Allah, by whom you ask one another (for your rights), and (beware of severing) the ties of kinship. Indeed, Allah is ever watchful over you" [Surah al-Nisa': 1] ; "O you who believe, fear Allah and speak words that are straight and right. He will set right your deeds for you and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a great success" [Surah al-Ahzab: 70, 71] . After that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would mention (the matter of) his need.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) congratulated a person on the occasion of his marriage, he would supplicate: 'Barakallahu laka wa baraka 'alayka wa jama'a baynakuma fi khayr' (May Allah bless you, and send blessings upon you, and keep you both together in goodness). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nadrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a Companion from the Ansar, that he married a virgin girl, and when he went in to her he found her pregnant. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Her dowry is established for her, because you made her private part lawful for yourself (through marriage); the child that is born will be your slave; and when she gives birth, flog her (as the prescribed punishment)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nadrah bin Aktham (may Allah be pleased with him) that he married a virgin woman and consummated the marriage with her, and found her pregnant. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declared her child his slave and separated the husband and wife.