رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما بُنِيَ في الإسلامِ بِناءٌ أحَبَّ إلى اللَّهِ عزّوجلّ ، وأعَزَّ مِنَ التَّزويجِ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 222 / 40 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is no institution in Islam more beloved and dearer to Allah than marriage.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 222, no. 40
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أحَبَّ أن يَلقَى اللَّهَ طاهِراً مُطَهَّراً فَلْيَلْقَهُ بزَوجَةٍ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 220 / 18 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever wants to meet Allah pure and immaculate should meet him accompanied by a wife.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 220, no. 18
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما مِن شابٍّ تَزَوَّجَ في حَداثَةِ سِنِّهِ إلّا عَجَّ شَيطانُهُ : يا وَيْلَهُ ، يا وَيْلَهُ ! عَصَمَ مِنّي ثُلُثَي دِينِهِ ، فَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ العَبدُ فيالثُّلُثِ الباقِي . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 221 / 34 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When any young person gets married at the prime of his youth, his inner Satan cries out in rage, 'Woe unto him! Woe unto him! Two thirds of his faith have now been secured against me, and he has only to be careful of his duty to Allah in the remaining third.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 221, no. 34
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : النِّكاحُ سُنَّتِي ، فَمَن رَغِبَ عَن سُنَّتي فَلَيسَ مِنّي . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 220 / 23 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Marriage is my practice, so whoever rejects my practice is not from me.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 220, no. 23
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اِتَّخِذُوا الأهلَ ؛ فإنّه أرْزَقُ لَكُم . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 217 / 1 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Take up a wife for verily that will bring about an increase in your sustenance.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 217, no. 1
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المُتَزَوِّجُ النائمُ أفضَلُ عِندَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الصائمِ القائمِ العَزَبِ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 221 / 25 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A married person sleeping is better in the sight of Allah than an unmarried person who fasts and spends his night prayer.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 221, no. 25
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا تَزَوَّجَ العَبدُ فقدِ استَكمَلَ نِصفَ الدينِ ، فَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ في النِّصفِ الباقي . كنز العمّال : 44403 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When the servant gets married, he has completed half of his faith, so let him be careful of his duty to Allah in the remaining half.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44403
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : زَوِّجُوا أياماكُم ، فَإنَّ اللَّهَ يُحسِنُ لَهُم في أخلاقِهِم ، ويُوَسِّعُ لَهُم في أرزاقِهِم ، ويَزِيدُهُم في مُرُوّاتِهِم . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 222 / 38 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Marry those who are single among you for verily Allah will develop their moral traits [through marriage], He will increase their sustenance for them, and will enhance their integrity and gallantry.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 222, no. 38
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : شِرارُكُم عُزّابُكُم ، رَكعَتانِ مِن مُتَأهِّلٍ خَيرٌ مِن سَبعِينَ ركعةً مِن غَيرِ مُتَأهِّلٍ . كنز العمّال : 44448 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The worst ones from among you are the single ones - two units of prayer performed by a married person is better than seventy units performed by an unmarried person.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44448
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : شِرارُ مَوتاكُمُ العُزّابُ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 220 / 19 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The worst ones from among your dead are the single people.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 221, no. 34
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن تَزَوَّجَ امرَأةً لا يَتَزَوَّجُها إلّا لِجَمالِها لَم يَرَ فيها ما يُحِبُّ ، ومَن تَزَوَّجَها لِمالِها لا يَتَزَوَّجُها إلّا وَكَلَهُ اللَّهُ إلَيهِ ، فعلَيكُم بذاتِ الدِّينِ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 235 / 19 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who marries a woman solely for her beauty will not find anything he likes in her, he who marries her for her wealth will be deprived of it as soon as he marries her, so look to marry women of faith.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 235, no. 19
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا جاءَكُم مَن تَرضَونَ دِينَهُ وأمانَتَهُ يَخطُبُ (إلَيكُم) فَزَوِّجُوهُ ، إن لا تَفعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتنَةٌ في الأرضِ وفَسادٌ كبيرٌ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 372 / 3 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When someone comes to you with a proposal and you are well-pleased with his faith and his integrity then accept him in marriage, for if you do not, discord and corruption will prevail in the land.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 372, no. 3
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يُختارُ حُسنُ وَجهِ المَرأةِ على حسُنِ دِينِها . كنز العمّال : 44590 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The beauty of a woman's faith must be given priority over the beauty of her face.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44590
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أفضَلُ نِساءِ اُمَّتِي أصبَحُهُنَّ وَجهاً وأقَلُّهُنَّ مَهراً . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 237 / 25 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best women of my community are those that have the prettiest faces and the smallest dowries.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 237, no. 25
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَيرُ الصَّداقِ أيسَرُهُ . كنز العمّال : 44707 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best dowry is the simplest one.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44707
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تَخَيَّرُوا لِنُطَفِكُم ، فإنَّ النساءَ يَلِدْنَ أشباهَ إخوانِهِنَّ وأخَواتِهِنَّ . كنز العمّال : 44557.
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Choose carefully for your seed, for verily women give birth to children who resemble their own brothers and sisters.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44557
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تَزَوَّجُوا في الحِجْزِ الصالِحِ، فإنّ العِرْقَ دَسّاسٌ . كنز العمّال : 44559 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Marry into a good tribe for verily blood is effective [traits and characteristics are inherited].' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44559
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إيّاكُم وتَزَوُّجَ الحَمْقاءِ ، فإنَّ صُحبَتَها ضَياعٌ ووُلْدَها ضِباعٌ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 237 / 35 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Beware of marrying a stupid girl for her company is a waste and her offspring are [like] hyenas.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 237, no. 35
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ويلٌ لِامرَأةٍ أغضَبَتْ زَوجَها ، وطُوبى لِامرَأةٍ رَضِيَ عنها زَوجُها . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 246 / 24 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Woe unto the woman who angers her husband, and blessed is the woman whose husband is pleased with her.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103,p. 246, no. 24
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أعظَمُ الناسِ حَقّاً على المرأةِ زَوجُها ، وأعظَمُ الناسِ حقّاً عَلَى الرَّجُلِ اُمُّهُ . كنز العمّال : 44771 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The person with the greatest right over a woman is her husband, and the person with the greatest right over a man is his mother.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44771
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما زالَ جَبرَئيلُ يُوصِينِي بالمرأةِ حتّى ظَنَنتُ أ نَّهُ لا يَنبَغِي طَلاقُها إلّا مِن فاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 253 / 58 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The archangel Gabriel continues to bring down so much advice with regard to the [treatment of the] woman that I think she must never be divorced unless she has committed adultery.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 253, no. 58
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قَولُ الرَّجُلِ للمرأةِ : «إنّي اُحِبُّكِ» لا يَذهَبُ مِن قَلبِها أبداً . الكافي : 5 / 569 / 59 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A man's telling his wife 'I love you' never leaves her heart.' al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 569, no. 59
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حَقُّ المرأةِ على زَوجِها أن يَسُدَّ جَوعَتَها ، وأن يَستُرَ عَورَتَها ، ولا يُقَبِّحَ لَها وَجهاً . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 254 / 60 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The right of a woman on her husband is that he feeds her, clothes her, and does not frown his face at her.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 254, no. 60
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُؤجَرُ في رَفعِ اللُّقمَةِ إلى فِي امرَأتِهِ . المحجّة البيضاء : 3 / 70 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the man who lifts a morsel of food to his wife's mouth is well rewarded.' al-Mahajjat al-Bayda', v. 3, p. 70
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : جُلوسُ المَرءِ عندَ عِيالِهِ أحَبُّ إلى اللَّهِ تعالى مِنِ اعتِكافٍ في مَسجِدِي هذا . تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 122 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A man's sitting beside his family is more beloved in the sight of Allah than his spending the night in worship in this mosque of mine.' Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا سَقَى الرجلُ امرَأتَهُ اُجِرَ . كنز العمّال : 44435 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a man quenches his wife's thirst he is rewarded for it.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44435
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كانَ لَهُ امرَأةٌ تُؤذِيهِ لَم يَقبَلِ اللَّهُ صلاتَها ولا حَسَنَةً مِن عَمَلِها حتّى تُعِينَهُ وتُرضِيَهُ وإن صامَتِ الدَّهرَ ... وعلى الرَّجُلِ مِثلُ ذلكَ الوِزْرِ والعَذابِ إذا كانَ لَها مُؤذِياً ظالِماً . وسائل الشيعة : 14 / 116 / 1 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a man has a wife who mistreats him, Allah does not accept her daily prayer, nor any other good deed she performs, even if she was to fast all her life, until and unless she relieves him and pleases him...and the husband will bear the same burden and punishment if he mistreats or oppresses his wife.' Wasa'il al-Shia, v. 14, p. 116, no. 1
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّي لَأتَعَجَّبُ مِمَّن يَضرِبُ امرَأتَهُ وهُو بِالضَّربِ أولى مِنها ! جامع الأخبار : 447 / 1259 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I am truly astonished at the man who beats his wife when he is more deserving of the beating than her!' Jami al-Akhbar, p. 447, no. 1259
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ألا وإنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّوجلَّ ورَسُولَهُ بَرِيئانِ مِمَّن أضَرَّ بِامرَأةٍ حتّى تَختَلِعَ مِنهُ . ثواب الأعمال : ص 338 ح 1 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ' Beware that Allah the Glorious and Exalted and His Messenger dislike he who harms his wife to the extent that she asks for divorce without compensation!' Thawab al-Amal, p. 338, no. 1
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صَبَرَتْ عَلى سُوءِ خُلُقِ زَوجِها أعطاها مِثلَ (ثَوابِ) آسِيَةَ بنتِ مُزاحِمٍ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 247 / 30 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'She who patiently tolerates her husband's bad character will be rewarded equivalent to the reward granted to Asiya bint Muzahim [Pharaoh's wife].' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 247, no. 30
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صَبَرَ عَلى سُوءِ خُلُقِ امرَأتِهِ واحتَسَبَهُ ، أعطاهُ اللَّهُ تعالى بكُلِّ يَومٍ ولَيلةٍ يَصبِرُ علَيها مِنَ الثَّوابِ ما أعطى أيُّوبَ عليه السلام عَلى بَلائهِ ، وكانَ علَيها مِنَ الوِزْرِ في كُلِّ يَومٍ ولَيلةٍ مِثلُ رَمْلٍ عالِجٍ . ثواب الأعمال : 339 / 1 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever patiently tolerates and puts up with his wife's bad character [for the sake of Allah], for every day and night of his endurance Allah will grant him the same reward as that granted to Prophet Job (AS) for enduring his afflictions, and for every day and night of her evildoing she will bear a burden as heavy as the sandhills.' Thawab al-Amal, p. 339, no. 1
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما استَفادَ المؤمنُ بعدَ تَقوَى اللَّهِ عزّوجلّ خَيراً لَهُ مِن زَوجَةٍ صالِحَةٍ . كنز العمّال : 44410 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is nothing more beneficial to a believer after his piety and devotion to Allah than a virtuous wife.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 444410
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مِن سَعادَةِ المَرءِ الزوجَةُ الصالِحَةُ . الكافي : 5 / 327 / 4 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A virtuous wife is part of a man's prosperity. ' al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 327, no. 4
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَيرُ مَتاعِالدنيا المرأةُ الصالِحَةُ . كنز العمّال : 44451 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best source of enjoyment in this world is a virtuous wife.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44451
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : شَرُّ الأشياءِ المَرأةُ السَّوءِ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 240 / 52 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most evil of all things is the evil wife.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 240, no. 52
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن دَخَلَ السُّوقَ فاشتَرى تُحْفةً فَحَمَلَها إلى عِيالِهِ كانَ كَحامِلِ صَدَقَةٍ إلى قَومٍ مَحاوِيجَ ، ولْيَبدَأْ بِالْإناثِ قَبلَ الذُّكُورِ . بحار الأنوار : 104 / 69 / 2 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who goes to the market and buys a gift to take back to his family is as one who is taking charity to a group of needy people. He should begin [giving gifts] to the female members of his family before the males.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 69, no. 2
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا دُعِيَ أحَدُكُم إلى وَلِيمَةِ عُرسٍ فَلْيُجِبْ . كنز العمّال : 44617 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do accept.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44617
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا دُعِيتُم إلى العُرُساتِ فَأبطِئُوا فإنّها تُذَكِّرُ الدنيا ، وإذا دُعِيتُم إلى الجَنائزِ فَأسرِعُوا فإنّها تُذَكِّرُ الآخِرَةَ . بحار الأنوار : 103 / 279 / 2 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When you are invited to weddings, take your time [in attending] for they incite remembrance of this world's pleasures, and when you are invited to funerals, hasten to attend for they incite remembrance of the Hereafter.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 279, no. 2
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أعلِنُوا هذا النِّكاحَ واجعَلُوهُ في المَساجِدِ . كنز العمّال : 44536 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Announce this marriage and let it take place in the mosque.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44536
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أظهِرُوا النِّكاحَ وأخفُوا الخِطبَةَ . كنز العمّال : 44532 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Publicize the marriage, but conceal the engagement.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44532
