The Book on Marriage
11/13. Chapter:
What Has Been Related About Marrying Virgins
Jami at-Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " أَتَزَوَّجْتَ يَا جَابِرُ " . فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ . فَقَالَ " بِكْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا " . فَقُلْتُ لاَ بَلْ ثَيِّبًا . فَقَالَ " هَلاَّ جَارِيَةً تُلاَعِبُهَا وَتُلاَعِبُكَ " . فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ سَبْعَ بَنَاتٍ أَوْ تِسْعًا فَجِئْتُ بِمَنْ يَقُومُ عَلَيْهِنَّ . قَالَ فَدَعَا لِي . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَكَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Jabir bin Abdullah narrated: "I Married A Woman And Went To The Prophet, He Said: 'O Jabir! Have You Married?' I Said: 'Yes.' He Said: 'A Virgin Or A Matron?' I Said: 'A Matron.' He Said: 'Why Didn'T You Marry A Young Girl, So That You May Play With Her And She With You?' I Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! Abdullah (His Father) Died And Left Behind Seven - Or Nine - Daughter, So I Have Brought Someone Who Can Look After Them.'" (He Said:) "So He Supplicated For Me."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1100In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 21English translation : Vol. 2, Book 6, Hadith 1100