Musnad Ahmad Hadith 22798

It is narrated from Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was with the people when a woman came to the court of the Prophet and said, “O Messenger of Allah! I have gifted myself to you, so whatever is your opinion (about me).” (She stood for quite a while.) Then a man stood up and said, “O Messenger of Allah! (If you have no need of her) then marry her to me.” The Prophet (ﷺ) did not reply to him, until the woman stood up three times. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked that man, “Do you have anything to give her as mahr (dowry)?” He said, “I have nothing.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Go and look for something.” He said, “I have nothing.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Go, even if you find an iron ring, bring that.” He said, “I could not even find an iron ring.” The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, “Do you know anything of the Qur’an?” He said, “Yes! Such and such surahs.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I have married her to you because of the portions of the Qur’an you know.”