Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Have you married?"I replied, "Yes."He asked, "A virgin or a previously married woman?"I said, "A previously married woman."He said, "Why not a virgin, so you could play with her and she could play with you?"I said, "Messenger of Allah, my father was killed at the Battle of Uhud and left behind seven daughters. I disliked the idea of bringing home to them an inexperienced girl like themselves, so I chose a woman who could comb their hair and look after them."He said, "You have done the right thing."

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قال لي رسول الله ﷺ هل نكحت قلت نعم قال أبكرا أم ثيبا قلت ثيبا قال فهلا بكرا تلاعبها وتلاعبك قلت يا رسول الله قتل أبي يوم أحد وترك سبع بنات وكرهت أن أجمع إليهم خرقاء مثلهن ولكن امرأة تمشطهن وتقيم عليهن قال أصبت