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 Rh It is related from Abú Salamah that he said, 'I asked ʿÁyesha, "How much was the dowry of the Prophet?" She replied, "His dowry for his wives was twelve uqíyas and one nash." She said, "Dost thou know what a nash is?" I said, "No." She replied, "It is half an uqíya, and that is five hundred dirhams."'—Muslim.

It is related from Jábir that, 'The Prophet said, "Whoever gives as a dowry for his wife two handsful of flour or dates has made her lawful for him."'—Abú Dáud.

It is related from Anas that he said, ʿAbú Talḥah married Umm Sulaim, and the dowry between them was Islám. Umm Sulaim embraced Islám before Abú Talḥah, and he sued her in marriage. And she said, "I have embraced Islám. If thou embrace Islám, I will wed thee." Then he embraced Islám, and that was the dower between them.'—An Násaí.

It is related from Anas that he said, 'The Apostle of God did not make a marriage feast for any of his wives such as he made for Zainab, when he feasted them with a goat.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Anas that he said, 'Verily the Apostle of God emancipated Safiyah and married her. And he made her emancipation her dowry; and he made a marriage feast with (the sweetmeat) hais.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The worst of food is the food of a marriage feast to which the rich are invited and the poor left out, and whoever rejects an invitation has disobeyed God and His Apostle."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Safínah that, 'A man was the guest of ʿAlí binuʾl-Muṭṭálib, and the latter prepared food for him. Then Fáṭimah said, "If we invite the Apostle of God, and he eat with us (it will be better)." They then invited him. And he came and placed his hands on the sideposts of the door. And he saw a painted cloth which had been placed on the wall of the house; so he returned home. Fáṭimah said, "Then I followed him and said, 'O Apostle of God, what turned thee back?' He replied, It is not for me, or for any Prophet, to enter a house which has been ornamented"'—Aḥmad, Ibn Májah.