Sayyiduna Alqamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I used to go with Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) in Mina when Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) met Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and they stood and began talking. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: O Abu Abdur Rahman! Should we not arrange your marriage with a young girl so that she may remind you of some of your past days? So Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: If you say this, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: O group of young men! Whoever among you has the means to marry should marry, for it lowers the gaze and protects the private parts (from adultery and the like), and whoever is not able to do so should fast, for it will be a protection for him, as if castrating himself.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that some companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked the wives of the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with them) about the secret worship of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (i.e., the worship he performed at home). Then one of them said, "I will never marry women." Another said, "I will never eat meat." Another said, "I will never sleep on a bed." (When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was informed of this,) the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) praised and glorified Allah and said, "What is the matter with people who say such and such things? (As for me, during the night) I pray and I sleep, I fast and I break my fast, and I marry women. So whoever turns away from my way is not from my Ummah."

The conqueror of Persia, Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When 'Uthman bin Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him) intended to abstain from women, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him. And if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had permitted him, then we (all) would have become eunuchs.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The goods of this world are things for use, and the best thing for use in this world is a righteous woman.

Narrated by Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said: A woman is married for four reasons: for her wealth, for her lineage, for her beauty, and for her religion. So attain success by marrying the religious one, may your hands be dusted.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah (the father of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him) passed away and left behind nine or seven daughters (the narrator is unsure). So I married a previously married woman (one who was divorced or whose husband had died). The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, "O Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), have you married?" I replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "To a virgin or a previously married woman?" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah! To a previously married woman." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Why did you not marry a virgin, so that she could play with you and you could play with her, or (he peace and blessings be upon him) said, so that she could joke with you and you could joke with her?" Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I replied, 'My father Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away and left behind nine or seven daughters, and I did not think it appropriate to bring a girl like them (i.e., a young girl) among them. I thought it better to bring a wife (into my marriage and for their upbringing) who would look after them and reform them.'" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "May Allah bless you," or he said some other good words.

'It is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Shumasa that he heard Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was saying on the pulpit: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A believer is the brother of a believer. So it is not permissible for any believer to sell over the sale of his brother, nor is it permissible for him to propose (marriage) over the proposal of his brother, until he leaves it.'

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I have married a woman from among the Ansar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Did you look at her? For indeed, there is something (a defect) in the eyes of the Ansar. He replied: Yes, I have seen her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: For how much mahr (dowry)? He said: For four uqiyah of silver. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Four uqiyah? It is as if you people dig up silver from the side of this mountain (i.e., when you fix such a large mahr), and we have nothing to give you. But now, we will send you with an army, and you will get a share (of the spoils of war) in it. The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent an army towards the tribe of Banu Abs, and he sent him along with it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A widow should not be married until her permission is sought, nor should a virgin be married until her permission is sought. The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah! How is the permission of a virgin taken?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Her permission is her silence.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A widow has more right regarding her marriage than her guardian, and a virgin should be asked for permission regarding her marriage. And her permission is her silence.