Sahih Muslim Book - 17, Hadith - 3636

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِى سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ أَخْبَرَنِى جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً فِى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَقِيتُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « يَا جَابِرُ تَزَوَّجْتَ ». قُلْتُ نَعَمْ. قَالَ « بِكْرٌ أَمْ ثَيِّبٌ ». قُلْتُ ثَيِّبٌ. قَالَ « فَهَلاَّ بِكْرًا تُلاَعِبُهَا ». قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِى أَخَوَاتٍ فَخَشِيتُ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُنَّ. قَالَ « فَذَاكَ إِذًا. إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُنْكَحُ عَلَى دِينِهَا وَمَالِهَا وَجَمَالِهَا فَعَلَيْكَ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ ».

Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "I married a woman at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and I met the Prophet (s.a.w) and he said: 'O Jabir, have you gotten married?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: '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?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have sisters, and I was afraid that she might cause trouble between myself and them.' He said: 'That's fine then. A woman is married for her religion, her wealth or her beauty. Choose the one with religion, may your hands be rubbed with dust."'