Mukhtasar Muslim

Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): We were on a campaign with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When we were returning, I was urging my camel, which was very slow, to move quickly. Then a rider came from behind and struck my camel with a stick he had, and my camel started moving as if it were a very good camel. I looked back and saw that it was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said, "O Jabir! What is your hurry?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have recently gotten married." He said, "To a virgin or a previously married woman?" I said, "To a previously married woman." He said, "Why not a virgin, so you could play with her and she could play with you?" Then, when we reached Madinah and were about to enter our homes, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Wait until night comes, i.e., until the time of 'Isha, so that the woman with disheveled hair may comb her hair, and the one whose husband has been away may shave her pubic hair." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When you enter (your home), act wisely." (That is, do not approach your wife if she is menstruating, and you have returned after many days and may not be able to restrain yourself.)