Fath al-Rabbani

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey. On the return, when we reached near Madinah Munawwarah, I submitted: O Messenger of Allah! I have recently gotten married, if you permit, may I go home a little early, that is, before the others? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Have you gotten married? I replied: Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Is she a virgin or a widow? I replied: She is a widow. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why did you not marry a virgin? You could have played with her and she with you. In another narration, the words are: You would play with her and she would play with you, and she would make you laugh and you would make her laugh. I submitted: (My father) Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away leaving behind (seven) young sisters under my care, and I did not consider it appropriate to bring a woman of their age (as a wife) over them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not enter your house at night, that is, without prior notice. I was riding a camel, and it fell ill, so I was moving slowly at the very back, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) caught up with me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jabir! What is the matter? I replied that my camel has fallen ill. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held its tail and prodded it a little, and suddenly I found myself at the very front. I was pulling its reins, trying to hold its head back so that its speed would decrease a little. When we reached near Madinah Munawwarah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Where is your camel? I replied: Here it is. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sell it to me. In another narration, the words are: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah forgive you, will you sell it to me? I replied: I will not sell it to you, rather it is (without compensation) yours. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will not take it without compensation, sell it to me. In one narration, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) increased the price and said: Will you sell it to me for this much? May Allah forgive you. I replied: It is yours. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, I will buy it for one uqiyah of gold. When you reach Madinah Munawwarah, hand it over to us. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When I reached Madinah Munawwarah, I brought the camel to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bilal! Weigh out one uqiyah of gold and an extra qirat and give it to him. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The extra qirat of gold was a gift from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and it remained with me until my death. He says that I used to keep it in my pocket or pouch, and it remained with me until the day of the Battle of Harrah, when the people of Sham came and took it among the looted goods from our place.