The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: `O young people! Whoever among you can support a wife should marry, for that is more modest for the gaze and safer for your private parts.' (Sahih Muslim, Sahih Bukhari)

Narrated by Anas bin Malik:"A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet asking how the Prophet worshipped (Allah), and when they were informed about that, they considered their worship insufficient and said, "Where are we from the Prophet as his past and future sins have been forgiven." Then one of them said, "I will offer the prayer throughout the night forever." The other said, "I will fast throughout the year and will not break my fast." The third said, "I will keep away from the women and will not marry forever." Allah's Apostle came to them and said, "Are you the same people who said so-and-so? By Allah, I am more submissive to Allah and more afraid of Him than you; yet I fast and break my fast, I do sleep and I also marry women. So he who does not follow my tradition in religion, is not from me (not one of my followers)." (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a man marries, he has fulfilled half of his religion, so let him fear Allah regarding the remaining half." (Bayhaqi)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man marries a woman for four reasons: for her property, for her rank, for her beauty, and for her religion (and character). So marry the one who is best in the religion and character and prosper". (Bukhari and Muslim)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Nikah (marriage) is my Sunnah. He who shuns my Sunnah is not of me." (Muslim)

Uthman (b.'Affan) reported it directly from Allah's Apostle (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "A Muhrim should neither marry (in that state) nor make the proposal of marriage." (Muslim)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: `The worst among you are your bachelors!' (Abu Ya'la and Tabarani)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If Allah grants a Muslim a righteous wife, this helps him preserve half of his religion (faith). He should, therefore, fear Allah as regards the other half." (At-Tabarani and Al-Hakim)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The whole world is pleasure, and the best pleasure of the world is the righteous woman." (Muslim)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Four things bring one joy: a righteous wife, a spacious house, a pious neighbor and a comfortable riding animal." (Al-Hakim, Abu-Nu`aym and Al-Bayhaqi)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: `A Muslim man can acquire no benefit after Islam greater than a Muslim wife who makes him happy when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and protects him when he is away from her in herself and in his property.' (Nasa'i)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: `The most perfect believer in faith is the one whose character is finest and who is kindest to his wife.' (Tirmidhi and Nasa'i)

A man passed by Allah's Apostle and Allah's Apostle asked (his companions) "What do you say about this (man)?" They replied, "If he asks for a lady's hand, he ought to be given her in marriage; and if he intercedes (for someone) his intercessor should be accepted; and if he speaks, he should be listened to." Allah's Apostle kept silent, and then a man from among the poor Muslims passed by, an Allah's Apostle asked (them) "What do you say about this man?" They replied, "If he asks for a lady's hand in marriage he does not deserve to be married, and he intercedes (for someone), his intercession should not be accepted; And if he speaks, he should not be listened to." Allah's Apostle (saaws) said, "This poor man is better than so many of the first as filling the earth." (Hadith - Bukhari 7.28, Narrated Sahl)

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, 'When someone with whose religion and character you are satisfied asks your daughter in marriage, accede to his request. If you do not do so, there will be temptation on Earth and extensive corruption.' [Tirmidhi, Nasa'i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.] (Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #3090, Narrated Abu Hurairah, r.a.)