English translation
2097. Narrated Jābir bin 'Abdullāh رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: I was with the Prophet ﷺ in a Ghazwa (military expedition) and my camel was slow and exhausted. The Prophet ﷺ came up to me and said, "O Jābir." I replied, "Yes?" He said, "What is the matter with you?" I replied, "My camel is slow and tired, so I am left behind." So, he got down and poked the camel with his stick and then ordered me to ride. I rode the camel and it became so fast that I had to hold it from going ahead of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ. He then asked me, "Have you got married?" I replied in the affirmative. He asked, "A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "I married a matron." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Why have you not married a virgin, so that you may play with her and she may play with you?" Jābir replied, "I have sisters (young in age) so I liked to marry a matron who could collect them all and comb their hair and look after them." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You will reach (home), so when you have arrived (at home), I advise you to associate with your wife (that you may have an intelligent son)." Then he asked me, "Would you like to sell your camel?" I replied in the affirmative and the Prophet ﷺ purchased it for one Uqīya of gold. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ reached (Al-Madina) before me and I reached in the morning, and when I went to the mosque, I found him at the door of the mosque. He asked me, "Have you arrived just now?" I replied in the affirmative. He said, "Leave your camel and come into (the mosque) and offer a two Rak'ā (prayer)." I entered and offered the Salāt (prayer). He told Bilāl to weigh and give me one Uqīya of gold. So, Bilāl weighed for me fairly and I went away. The Prophet ﷺ sent for me and I thought that he would return to me my camel which I hated more than anything else. But the Prophet ﷺ said to me, "Take your camel as well as its price."