سنن نسائی · Hadith 4653

It was narrated that Jabir said: “I went on a campaign with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم , riding a camel of ours,” then he quoted the whole Hadith. Then he said words to the effect that: “The camel got tired and the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم hit it, so it became energetic and came to the front of the army. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Jabir, I see that your camel has become energetic.’ I said: ‘It is because of your blessing, O Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم.’ He said: ‘Sell it to me, and you can ride it till we arrive (in Al-Madinah).’ So I sold it to him. I was in great need of it myself but I felt too shy to refuse. When we finished our campaign, and we were close to Al Madinah, I asked his permission to go on ahead. I said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, I am newly married.’ He said: ‘Have you married a virgin or a previously married woman?’ I said: ‘A previously married woman, O Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr died and left behind young daughters, and I did not like to bring to them someone who was like them, so I married a previously married woman who could teach them, and raise them with good manners.’ So he gave me permission, and said to me: ‘Go to your family at the end of the day.’ When I arrived, I told my maternal uncle that I had sold the camel and he scolded me. When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came, I brought the camel to him, and he gave me the price of the camel, and the camel, and a share (of the spoils of war) with the rest of the people.” (Sahih)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020