English translation
2309. Narrated Jābir bin 'Abdullāh رضي الله عنه: I was accompanying the Prophet ﷺ on a journey and was riding a slow camel that was lagging behind the others. The Prophet ﷺ passed by me and asked, "Who is this?" I replied, "Jābir bin 'Abdullāh." He asked, "What is the matter, (why are you late)?" I replied, "I am riding a slow camel." He asked, "Do you have a stick?" I replied in the affirmative. He said, "Give it to me." When I gave it to him, he beat the camel and rebuked it. Then that camel surpassed the others thenceforth. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Sell it to me." I replied, "It is (a gift) for you, O Allāh's Messenger." He said, "Sell it
to me. I have bought it for four Dīnār (gold pieces) and you can keep on riding it till Al-Madīna." When we approached Al-Madīna, I started going (towards my house). The Prophet ﷺ said, "Where are you going?" I said, "I have married a widow." He said, "Why have you not married a virgin so that you may play with her and she may play with you?" I said, "My father died and left daughters, so I decided to marry a widow (an experienced woman) (to look after them)." He said, "Well done." When we reached Al-Madīna, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "O Bilāl, pay him (the price of the camel) and give him extra money." Bilāl gave me four Dīnār and one Qirāṭ extra. (A subnarrator said): Jābir added. "The extra Qirāṭ of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ never parted from me." The Qirāṭ was always in Jābir bin 'Abdullāh's purse.(1)
Arabic text
2309 - حَدَّثَنَا المَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، وَغَيْرِهِ، يَزِيدُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ، وَلَمْ يُبَلِّغْهُ كُلُّهُمْ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَكُنْتُ عَلَى جَمَلٍ ثَفَالٍ إِنَّمَا هُوَ فِي آخِرِ القَوْمِ، فَمَرَّ بِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ هَذَا؟»، قُلْتُ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: «مَا لَكَ؟»، قُلْتُ: إِنِّي عَلَى جَمَلٍ ثَفَالٍ، قَالَ: «أَمَعَكَ قَضِيبٌ؟» قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «أَعْطِنِيهِ»، فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ، فَضَرَبَهُ، فَزَجَرَهُ، فَكَانَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ المَكَانِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ القَوْمِ، قَالَ: «بِعْنِيهِ»، فَقُلْتُ: بَلْ، هُوَ لَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: «بَلْ بِعْنِيهِ قَدْ أَخَذْتُهُ بِأَرْبَعَةِ دَنَانِيرَ، وَلَكَ ظَهْرُهُ إِلَى المَدِينَةِ»، فَلَمَّا دَنَوْنَا مِنَ المَدِينَةِ أَخَذْتُ أَرْتَحِلُ، قَالَ: «أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ؟»، قُلْتُ: تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً قَدْ خَلاَ مِنْهَا، قَالَ: «فَهَلَّا جَارِيَةً تُلاَعِبُهَا وَتُلاَعِبُكَ»، قُلْتُ: إِنَّ أَبِي تُوُفِّيَ، وَتَرَكَ بَنَاتٍ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَنْكِحَ امْرَأَةً قَدْ جَرَّبَتْ خَلاَ مِنْهَا، قَالَ: «فَذَلِكَ»، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا المَدِينَةَ، قَالَ: «يَا بِلاَلُ، اقْضِهِ وَزِدْهُ»، فَأَعْطَاهُ أَرْبَعَةَ دَنَانِيرَ، وَزَادَهُ قِيرَاطًا، قَالَ جَابِرٌ: لاَ تُفَارِقُنِي زِيَادَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمْ يَكُنِ القِيرَاطُ يُفَارِقُ جِرَابَ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ
