guide him. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.”

In another version there is the additional wording: “He sent him with the truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner, preceding the Hour. Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has found guidance, whereas whoever disobeys them harms only himself and does not harm Allah in the least.

‘O mankind! Be mindful of your Lord, who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate, and from the two spread many men and women. Be mindful of Allah, in whose name you appeal to one another, and of the womb-ties; truly Allah is ever Watchful over you’ (al-Nisāʾ 1).

‘O you who believe! Be mindful of Allah with the mindfulness due to Him, and do not die except in a state of submission to Him’ (Āl ʿImrān 102).

‘O you who believe! Be mindful of Allah and speak words that are straightforward; He will set right your deeds and forgive you your sins. Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has indeed achieved a mighty triumph’ (al-Aḥzāb 70–71).”

This narration was recorded by the Four; al-Tirmidhī said, “It is a ḥasan (sound) ḥadīth.”

Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that when the Prophet ﷺ offered congratulations to someone on marrying he would say, “May Allah bless you, and bless you both, and unite you in goodness.” Al-Tirmidhī graded it ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ (good and authentic).

ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, from his father, from his grandfather, narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “When one of you marries a woman or buys a servant, let him say:”