سلسله احاديث صحيحه
Silsilah Sahihah
الزواج ، والعدل بين الزوجات وتربية الاولاد والعدل بينهم وتحسين اسمائهمBook of Marriage, Justice Between Wives, Upbringing of Children, and Naming Them Well
Preference for virgins in marriage
Hadith 1535
- (فإنَّك نِعْمَ ما رأيتَ. قالَهُ لجابرٍ حينَ أخبَرَه بأَنَّه تزوَّج ثيباً لِتَخْدُمَ أَخواتِه الصِّغَارَ) .
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: "Jabir, do you have a wife?" I said: Yes. He (peace be upon him) asked: "Did you marry a widow or a virgin?" I replied: A widow. He (peace be upon him) said: "Why did you not marry a young girl?" I said: My father was martyred with you in such-and-such battle, and he left behind daughters. (Since I am their guardian,) I disliked marrying a girl like them. I married a widow so that she could remove lice from (my sisters) and sew their torn, old clothes. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "You have thought very well."
