أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ تَزَوَّجْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَتَزَوَّجْتَ يَا جَابِرُ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ بِکْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا فَقُلْتُ ثَيِّبًا قَالَ فَهَلَّا بِکْرًا تُلَاعِبُهَا وَتُلَاعِبُکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3227
It was narrated that Jabir said: “I got married then I came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and he said: ‘Have you got married, Jabir?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘To a virgin or to a previously married woman?’ I said: ‘To a previously-married woman.’ He said: ‘Why not a virgin, so you could play with her and she could play with you?” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020