Allaah says:
"And marry those among you
who are single (i.e. a man who has
no wife and the woman who has no
husband) and (also marry) the
Salihun (pious, fit and capable
ones) of your (male) slaves and
maid-servants (female slaves). If
they be poor, Allah will enrich them
out of His Bounty. And Allah is All-
Sufficent for His creatures' needs,
All-Knowing (about the state of the
people)."
Quran surah Nur verse 32
Ali bin AbuTalha
reported from Ibn `Abbas:
"Allah
encouraged them to get married,
commanded both free men and
servants to get married, and He
promised to enrich them.''
﴿ﺇِﻥ ﻳَﻜُﻮﻧُﻮﺍْ ﻓُﻘَﺮَﺁﺀَ ﻳُﻐْﻨِﻬِﻢُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻣِﻦ ﻓَﻀْﻠِﻪِ﴾
(If they be poor, Allah will enrich them
out of His bounty.)
It was recorded that
Ibn Mas`ud said: "Seek the richness
through marriage, for Allah says:
﴿ﺇِﻥ ﻳَﻜُﻮﻧُﻮﺍْ ﻓُﻘَﺮَﺁﺀَ ﻳُﻐْﻨِﻬِﻢُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻣِﻦ ﻓَﻀْﻠِﻪِ﴾
(If they be poor, Allah will enrich them
out of His bounty.)''
This was recorded
by Ibn Jarir.
Al-Baghawi also recorded
something similar from `Umar.
It was
reported from Al-Layth from
Muhammad bin `Ajlan from Sa`id Al-
Maqburi from Abu Hurayrah that the
Messenger of Allah said:
»ﺛَﻠَﺎﺛَﺔٌ ﺣَﻖٌّ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪِ ﻋَﻮْﻧُﻬُﻢْ: ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﻛِﺢُ ﻳُﺮِﻳﺪُ
ﺍﻟْﻌَﻔَﺎﻑَ، ﻭَﺍﻟْﻤُﻜَﺎﺗَﺐُ ﻳُﺮِﻳﺪُ ﺍﻟْﺄَﺩَﺍﺀَ، ﻭَﺍﻟْﻐَﺎﺯِﻱ ﻓِﻲ
ﺳَﺒِﻴﻞِ ﺍﻟﻠﻪِ«
(There are three whom it is a right
upon Allah to help: one who gets
married seeking chastity; a slave who
makes a contract with his master with
the aim of buying his freedom; and one
who fights for the sake of Allah.)
This
was recorded by Imam Ahmad, At-
Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah.
The
Prophet performed the marriage of a
man who owned nothing but his waist
wrap, and could not even buy a ring
made of iron, but he still married him
to that woman, making the Mahr (dowry) his
promise to teach her whatever he knew
of the Qur'an. And it is known from the
generosity and kindness of Allah that
He provided him with whatever was
sufficient for her and for him.
--- Tafsir ibn kathir surah Nur