(16) CHAPTER. (Both husband and wife) should have the same religion.
Narrated `Aisha: Abu Hudhaifa bin `Utba bin Rabi`a bin `Abdi Shams who had witnessed the battle of Badr along with the Prophet adopted Salim as his son, to whom he married his niece, Hind bint Al-Walid bin `Utba bin Rabi`a; and Salim was the freed slave of an Ansar woman, just as the Prophet had adopted Zaid as his son. It was the custom in the Pre-lslamic Period that if somebody adopted a boy, the people would call him the son of the adoptive father and he would be the latter's heir. But when Allah revealed the Divine Verses: 'Call them by (the names of) their fathers . . . your freed-slaves,' (33.5) the adopted persons were called by their fathers' names. The one whose father was not known, would be regarded as a Maula and your brother in religion. Later on Sahla bint Suhail bin `Amr Al-Quraishi Al-`Amiri-- and she was the wife of Abu- Hudhaifa bin `Utba--came to the Prophet and said, O Allah's Apostle! We used to consider Salim as our (adopted) son, and now Allah has revealed what you know (regarding adopted sons). The sub-narrator then mentioned the rest of the narration.
Narrated `Aisha: Allah's Apostle entered upon Dubaa bint Az-Zubair and said to her, Do you have a desire to perform the Hajj? She replied, By Allah, I feel sick. He said to her, Intend to perform Hajj and stipulate something by saying, 'O Allah, I will finish my Ihram at any place where You stop me (i.e. I am unable to go further). She was the wife of Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad.
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers.
Narrated Sahl: A man passed by Allah's Apostle and Allah s Apostle asked (his companions) What do you say about this (man)? They replied If he asks for a lady's hand, he ought to be given her in marriage; and if he intercedes (for someone) his intercessor should be accepted; and if he speaks, he should be listened to. Allah's Apostle kept silent, and then a man from among the poor Muslims passed by, an Allah's Apostle asked (them) What do you say about this man? They replied, If he asks for a lady's hand in marriage he does not deserve to be married, and he intercedes (for someone), his intercession should not be accepted; And if he speaks, he should not be listened to.' Allah's Apostle said, This poor man is better than so many of the first as filling the earth.'