The Command to marry‏

إِن يَكُونُوا فُقَرَاء يُغْنِهِمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ .

If they be poor, Allah will enrich them out of His bounty.

Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn Abbas:

"Allah encouraged them to get married, commanded both free men and servants to get married, and He promised to enrich them.''

It was recorded that Ibn Mas`ud said:

"Seek the richness through marriage, for Allah says: وَالصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَإِمَائِكُمْ (If they be poor, Allah will enrich them out of His bounty).''

This was recorded by Ibn Jarir.

Al-Baghawi also recorded something similar from Umar.

... وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٣٢﴾

And Allah is All-Sufficient, All-Knowing.

It was reported from Al-Layth from Muhammad bin Ajlan from Sa`id Al-Maqburi from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah said:

ثَلَاثَةٌ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللهِ عَوْنُهُمْ:

• النَّاكِحُ يُرِيدُ الْعَفَافَ،
• وَالْمُكَاتَبُ يُرِيدُ الْأَدَاءَ،
• وَالْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ

There are three whom it is a right upon Allah to help:

• one who gets married seeking chastity;
• a slave who makes a contract with his master with the aim of buying his freedom; and
• one who fights for the sake of Allah.

This was recorded by Imam Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah.

The Prophet performed the marriage of a man who owned nothing but his waist wrap, and could not even buy a ring made of iron, but he still married him to that woman, making the Mahr his promise to teach her whatever he knew of the Qur'an.

And it is known from the generosity and kindness of Allah that He provided him with whatever was sufficient for her and for him.

[Taken from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Surah An Nur]