Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A woman came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said that she had gifted herself to Allah and His Messenger (this was an allusion for marriage). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“I have no need of women now.”A companion said: (If you have no need) then marry her to me. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Give her a garment as dowry.”He said: I have no other garment. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Give her something, even if it is an iron ring.”The narrator said: He also expressed his inability for that. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Do you know anything from the Qur’an?”He said: Such and such surahs I know. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Go, I have married her to you in exchange for the Qur’an you know.”