5/364 — Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet — peace and blessings be upon him — said: “A woman is sought in marriage for four qualities: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty, and her religion. So attain the one who possesses religion; may your hands be rubbed with dust!” Agreed upon.

Its meaning is that people customarily look for those four traits in a wife. You, however, should give priority to the woman of faith, win her, and cherish her company.

6/365 — Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet — peace and blessings be upon him — asked Gabriel, “What keeps you from visiting us more often than you do?” Then the verse was revealed: “We do not descend except by the command of your Lord; to Him belongs what is before us, what is behind us, and what lies between” (Qur’an 19:64). Related by al-Bukhārī.

7/366 — Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet — peace and blessings be upon him — said: “Keep company only with a believer, and let none but a God-fearing person eat your food.” Recorded by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī with a sound chain.

8/367 — Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet — peace and blessings be upon him — said: “A man follows the religion of his close friend, so each of you should look carefully at whom he befriends.” Recorded by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī with an authentic chain; al-Tirmidhī said, “A ḥasan (good) hadith.”