me, "Hast thou looked at her?" I said, "No." He said, "Then look at her, for that is the best thing for arousing love between you."'—Aḥmad, At Tirmidhí, An Nasái, Ibn Májah.
It is related from Buraidah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "O ʿAlí, O ʿAlí, do not follow up one look with another. For verily the first will be forgiven thee, but the last will not."'—Aḥmad, At Tirmidhí, Abú Dáud.
It is related from Umm Salamah that, 'She was with the Apostle of God and Yamunah when Ibn Umm Maktum drew near and entered in to him. Then the Apostle of God said, "Conceal yourselves from him." I said, "O Apostle of God, is he not blind and unable to see us?" The Apostle of God replied, "Are you two blind? Do you not see him?"'—Aḥmad, At Tirmidhí, Abú Dáud.
It is related from Jábir that, 'The Prophet said, "Do not visit those women whose husbands are absent; for verily Satan circulates in every one of you like the circulation of blood." We replied, "And in thee also, O Apostle of God?" He said, "And in me also, but God has aided me against him so that I am secure."'—At Tirmidhí.
It is related from Al Ḥasan that he said, 'I was informed that the Apostle of God said, " God cursed the one who looks (on a woman), and He cursed the one looked on."'—Al Baihaqi.
Concerning the Guardian, and Asking the Consent
of the Woman
It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "A widow shall not be married until she be consulted; and a virgin shall not be married until her consent be asked." They said, "O Apostle of God, how shall her permission (be understood)?" He replied, "That she keep silence."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Khansái bint Khidhám that, 'Her father gave her in marriage when a widow. And it was distasteful to her; so she came to the Apostle of God. And he set aside the marriage.'—Al Bukhárí.
It is related from ʿÁyesha that, 'The Prophet married her when she was a girl of seven years. And she was taken to her husband's house when a girl of nine years; and her playthings
