Darussalam · Volume 4
26. The Book Of MarriageSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3219 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 61
Source no. 3219 · Volume 7 · Page 291
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٨٦٠) //، الإرواء (١٧٨٥) //
Source no. 3018 · Volume 2 · Page 677
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٨٦٠: ق [إرواء الغليل ١٧٨٥].
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3221. It was narrated that Jâbir said: "I got married then I came to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: 'Have you got married, O Jâbir?' 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?'" (Sahîh)
3219 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: تَزَوَّجْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «أَتَزَوَّجْتَ يَا جَابِرُ؟» قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «بِكْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا؟» فَقُلْتُ: ثَيِّبًا، قَالَ: «فَهَلَّا بِكْرًا تُلَاعِبُهَا وَتُلَاعِبُكَ»
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A virgin offers her heartfelt instinctively sincere love; whereas a widow happens to have one home already. She would continue to compare and contrast between these two. She would not be able to express her sincerity to such an extent. Besides, there is a greater hope of children from a virgin.