It was narrated that Anas said: “When the ‘Iddah of Zainab was over, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to Zaid: ‘Propose marriage to her on my behalf.’ Zaid went and said: Zainab, rejoice, for the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم has sent me to you to propose marriage on his behalf.” She said: ‘I will not do anything until I consult my Lord.’ She went to her prayer place and Qur’n was revealed, then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came and entered upon her without any formalities.” (Sahih)