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1100. Jābir bin 'Abdullāh narrated: "I married a woman and went to the Prophet ﷺ, he said: 'O Jābir! Have you married?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'A virgin or a matron?' I said: 'A matron.' He said: 'Why didn't you marry a young girl, so that you may play with her and she with you?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! 'Abdullāh (his father) died and left behind seven – or nine – daughters, so I have brought someone who can
look after them.” (He said: “So he supplicated for me.”) (Ṣaḥīḥ)
(He said:) There are narrations on this topic from Ubayy bin Ka'b and Ka'b bin 'Ujrah.
(Abū 'Eisā said:) The Hadīth of Jābir (bin 'Abdullāh) is a Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
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It is clear from this narration that marrying a virgin is preferable as this marriage is lively and spirited. But marrying a widow or a divorced lady is also recommended if there is need of it for some higher cause.
