حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ هَلَکَ أَبِي وَتَرَکَ سَبْعَ أَوْ تِسْعَ بَنَاتٍ فَتَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَزَوَّجْتَ يَا جَابِرُ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ بِکْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا قُلْتُ ثَيِّبًا قَالَ هَلَّا جَارِيَةً تُلَاعِبُهَا وَتُلَاعِبُکَ أَوْ تُضَاحِکُهَا وَتُضَاحِکُکَ قُلْتُ هَلَکَ أَبِي فَتَرَکَ سَبْعَ أَوْ تِسْعَ بَنَاتٍ فَکَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَجِيئَهُنَّ بِمِثْلِهِنَّ فَتَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً تَقُومُ عَلَيْهِنَّ قَالَ فَبَارَکَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْکَ لَمْ يَقُلْ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عَمْرٍو بَارَکَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْکَ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 6387
Narrated Jabir: My father died and left behind seven or nine daughters, and I married a woman. The Prophet said, "Did you get married, O Jabir?" I replied, "Yes." He asked, "Is she a virgin or a matron?" I replied, "She is a matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a virgin girl so that you might play with her and she with you (or, you might make her laugh and she make you laugh)?" I said, "My father died, leaving seven or nine girls (orphans) and I did not like to bring a young girl like them, so I married a woman who can look after them." He said, "May Allah bestow His Blessing on you."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020