حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِينَا إِذْ هَمَّتْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنْکُمْ أَنْ تَفْشَلَا بَنِي سَلِمَةَ وَبَنِي حَارِثَةَ وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَنْزِلْ وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 4052
Narrated Jabir: "Allah's Apostle said to me, "Have you got married O Jabir?" I replied, "Yes." He asked "What, a virgin or a matron?" I replied, "Not a virgin but a matron." He said, "Why did you not marry a young girl who would have fondled with you?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! My father was martyred on the day of Uhud and left nine (orphan) daughters who are my nine sisters; so I disliked to have another young girl of their age, but (I sought) an (elderly) woman who could comb their hair and look after them." The Prophet said, "You have done the right thing."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020