Sahih al-BukhariVolume 7 • Book 62 • Hadith 85

Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah) — Hadith 85

English Translation

Narrated Anas: The Prophet saw the traces of Sufra (yellow perfume) on Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and said, "What is this?" 'AbdurRahman, said, "I have married a woman and have paid gold equal to the weight of a datestone (as her Mahr). The Prophet said to him, "May Allah bless you: Offer a wedding banquet even with one sheep."

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