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He saw the traces of perfume on ʿAbd al-Raḥmān and worked out what had happened.

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ، أَوْلِمْ وَلَوْ بِشَاةٍ

Bāraka-llāhu lak, awlim wa law bi-shāh.

“May Allah bless you. Hold a wedding feast, even if with one sheep.”

The full narration

Narrated Anas:The Prophet (ﷺ) saw the traces of Sufra (yellow perfume) on `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and said, "What is this?" `Abdur-Rahman, said, "I have married a woman and have paid gold equal to the weight of a datestone (as her Mahr). The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "May Allah bless you: Offer a wedding banquet even with one sheep

Source

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī · 5155

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