Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 18637 — Marrying virgins, and what

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One day I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he said to me: "O Jabir! Do you have a wife?" I said: Yes. He said: "Did you marry a previously married woman or a virgin?" I said: I married a previously married woman. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why did you not marry a young girl, so that you could play with her?" I said: My father was martyred alongside you in such-and-such battle, and he left young daughters. I did not like to bring in another young girl along with them, so I married a previously married woman so that she would pick the lice out of their hair and sew up their clothes when they tear. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have thought rightly."