مسند أحمد بن حنبل
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Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
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Chapter: Musnad of Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh al-Anṣārī (may Allāh be pleased with him)
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مُسْنَدُ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Three-Narrator Ahadith 32
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported:
“The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) asked me: ‘Have you married, Jābir?’ I said: ‘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.e., closer in age to you)?’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, my father was killed on the day of Uḥud and left behind nine daughters. I did not want to add to them one who was immature like themselves; rather I wanted a woman who could comb their hair and look after them.’ He said: ‘You have done rightly.’”
Reference:
Musnad Aḥmad 32
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ عَمْرٌو: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَلْ نَكَحْتَ؟» قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: «أَبِكْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا؟» قُلْتُ: ثَيِّبًا. قَالَ: «فَهَلَّا بِكْرًا تُلَاعِبُهَا وَتُلَاعِبُكَ؟» قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قُتِلَ أَبِي يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَتَرَكَ تِسْعَ بَنَاتٍ، فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَجْمَعَ إِلَيْهِنَّ خَرْقَاءَ مِثْلَهُنَّ، وَلَكِنِ امْرَأَةً تُمَشِّطُهُنَّ وَتَقُومُ عَلَيْهِنَّ. قَالَ: «أَصَبْتَ.»
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isnād meets the conditions of al-Bukhārī and Muslim (al-Arnaʾūṭ, no. 14306).
Isnād: Imām Aḥmad ← Sufyān ibn ʿUyayna ← ʿAmr ibn Dīnār ← Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh. Rijāl: Sufyān ibn ʿUyayna: thiqah ḥāfiẓ faqīh imām. ʿAmr ibn Dīnār: thiqah ḥāfiẓ. Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh: Companion. Takhrīj: al-Bukhārī, nos. 443, 2097; Muslim, no. 715; Abū Dāwūd, no. 2048; al-Tirmidhī, no. 1100; al-Nasāʾī, no. 3218. The Prophet’s (ﷺ) question and gentle encouragement towards marrying a virgin reflects his pastoral care for the joy and companionship of his companions. His approval of Jābir’s reasoning demonstrates that pragmatic and family-centered grounds for choosing a spouse are equally honorable, and that each case must be weighed by the individual’s own circumstances and responsibilities.
Isnād: Imām Aḥmad ← Sufyān ibn ʿUyayna ← ʿAmr ibn Dīnār ← Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh. Rijāl: Sufyān ibn ʿUyayna: thiqah ḥāfiẓ faqīh imām. ʿAmr ibn Dīnār: thiqah ḥāfiẓ. Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh: Companion. Takhrīj: al-Bukhārī, nos. 443, 2097; Muslim, no. 715; Abū Dāwūd, no. 2048; al-Tirmidhī, no. 1100; al-Nasāʾī, no. 3218. The Prophet’s (ﷺ) question and gentle encouragement towards marrying a virgin reflects his pastoral care for the joy and companionship of his companions. His approval of Jābir’s reasoning demonstrates that pragmatic and family-centered grounds for choosing a spouse are equally honorable, and that each case must be weighed by the individual’s own circumstances and responsibilities.
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