By Shaykh Muḥammad Bin Ṣāliḥ Al-ʿUthaymīn Abu Hurairah رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ reported the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said, "A woman is married for four reasons: for her wealth, for her class, for her beauty or for her piety. Select the pious, may your hand be rubbed in the dust!" In this Hadīth, this is a reference that men's most desirable marriage purposes revolve around these four: wealth, class, beauty and piety. Vol 1 Pages 290 Hardback *Compatibility in marriage involves three aspects: Compatibility in terms of religion, which is divided into two: difference in terms of religion (i.e., belief and disbelief), and difference in terms of religious commitment (i.e., disobedience and obedience). Compatibility in terms of religion is very essential. According to the consensus of Muslim jurists and the dictate of textual evidence, a Muslim woman is not allowed to marry a disbelieving man: "then, if you ascertain that they are true believers, send them not back to the disbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers nor are the disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them." [Sūrah Al-Mumtahinah (60):10] Vol 2 Pages 235 Hardback *'Ali Ibn Abū Tālib is the cousin of the Messenger صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ and Fatimah is the daughter of the Messenger صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (the most prestigious lady in Paradise )رَضِمَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا as stated by the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ Additionally, the Prophet : ( رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ) said about Ali ( صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) "You are in the same position with relation to me as Aaron (Hārūn) was concerning Moses but with (this explicit difference) that there is no prophet after me." Vol 3 Pages 238 Hardback
