Jabir said, "My father died and left behind seven, or nine, daughters, so I married a previously married woman."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked me, "Have you married, Jabir?"I replied, "Yes."He asked, "A virgin or a previously married woman?"I said, "A previously married woman."He said, "Why not a young girl, so you could play with her and she with you, and you could make her laugh and she could make you laugh?"I said to him, "Abdullah died and left daughters behind, and I disliked bringing them someone of their own age. So I married a woman who could care for them and tend to their needs."He said, "May Allah bless you," or he said, "May He grant you good."
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هلك أبي وترك سبع بنات أو تسع بنات فتزوجت امرأة ثيبا فقال لي رسول الله ﷺ تزوجت يا جابر فقلت نعم فقال بكرا أم ثيبا قلت بل ثيبا قال فهلا جارية تلاعبها وتلاعبك وتضاحكها وتضاحكك قال فقلت له إن عبد الله هلك وترك بنات وإني كرهت أن أجيئهن بمثلهن فتزوجت امرأة تقوم عليهن وتصلحهن فقال بارك الله لك أو قال خيرا