أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ قَزَعَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَطَائٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ لَقِيَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا جَابِرُ هَلْ أَصَبْتَ امْرَأَةً بَعْدِي قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَبِکْرًا أَمْ أَيِّمًا قُلْتُ أَيِّمًا قَالَ فَهَلَّا بِکْرًا تُلَاعِبُکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3228
It was narrated that Jabir said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم met me and said: ‘Jabir, have you got married to a woman since I last saw you?’ I said: ‘Yes, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم .‘ 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 she could play with you?” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020