Sahih Muslim Book - 17, Hadith - 3638

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِىُّ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ هَلَكَ وَتَرَكَ تِسْعَ بَنَاتٍ - أَوْ قَالَ سَبْعَ - فَتَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً ثَيِّبًا فَقَالَ لِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « يَا جَابِرُ تَزَوَّجْتَ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ. قَالَ « فَبِكْرٌ أَمْ ثَيِّبٌ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلْ ثَيِّبٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ « فَهَلاَّ جَارِيَةً تُلاَعِبُهَا وَتُلاَعِبُكَ ». أَوْ قَالَ « تُضَاحِكُهَا وَتُضَاحِكُكَ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ هَلَكَ وَتَرَكَ تِسْعَ بَنَاتٍ - أَوْ سَبْعَ - وَإِنِّى كَرِهْتُ أَنْ آتِيَهُنَّ أَوْ أَجِيئَهُنَّ بِمِثْلِهِنَّ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَجِىءَ بِامْرَأَةٍ تَقُومُ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَتُصْلِحُهُنَّ. قَالَ « فَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ ». أَوْ قَالَ لِى خَيْرًا وَفِى رِوَايَةِ أَبِى الرَّبِيعِ « تُلاَعِبُهَا وَتُلاَعِبُكَ وَتُضَاحِكُهَا وَتُضَاحِكُكَ ».

It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah, that 'Abdullah (his father) died and left behind nine - or seven - daughters, and I married a previously-married woman. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to me: "O Jabir, have you gotten married?" I said: "Yes." He said: "A virgin or a previously-married woman?" I said: "A previously-married woman, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Why not a young virgin whom you could play with, and she could play with you?" - or he said: "Whom you could make laugh, and she could make you laugh?''- I said to him: '"Abdullah died and left behind nine - or seven - daughters, and I did not like to bring to them one who was like them. I wanted to bring a woman who could look after them and take care of them." He said: "Then may Allah bless you," or he said good words to me.