Compiled by Imam Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ مُكْرَمٍ الْعَمِّيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ " هَلْ تَزَوَّجْتَ يَا فُلاَنُ " . قَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ عِنْدِي مَا أَتَزَوَّجُ بِهِ . قَالَ " أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ (قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ) " . قَالَ بَلَى . قَالَ " ثُلُثُ الْقُرْآنِ " . قَالَ " أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ ( إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ ) " . قَالَ بَلَى . قَالَ " رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ " . قَالَ " أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ " . قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ " رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ " . قَالَ " أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ (إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الأَرْضُ ) " . قَالَ بَلَى . قَالَ " رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ " . قَالَ " تَزَوَّجْ تَزَوَّجْ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to a man among his Companions: "Have you married O so-and-so?" He said: "No by Allah O Messenger of Allah! And I do not have anything to marry with." He said: "Do you not know: Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad?" He said: "Of course." He said: "It is a third of the Qur'an." He said: "Do you not know Idha Ja Nasrullahi Wal-Fath?" He said: "Of course." He said: "It is a fourth of the Qur'an." He said: "Do you not know Qul Ya Ayyuhal-Kafirun?" He said: "Of course." He said: "It is a fourth of the Qur'an." He said: "Do you not know Idha Zulzilat Al-Ard?" He said: "Of course." He said: "It is a fourth of the Qur'an." He said: "Marry, marry."