Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3219
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ تَزَوَّجْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " أَتَزَوَّجْتَ يَا جَابِرُ " . قُلْتُ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " بِكْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا " . فَقُلْتُ ثَيِّبًا . قَالَ " فَهَلاَّ بِكْرًا تُلاَعِبُهَا وَتُلاَعِبُكَ " .
Qutaybah reported to us; he said: Hammad narrated to us, from Amr, from Jabir, who said: I got married and came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He asked: ‘Have you married, Jabir?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He asked: ‘A virgin or a previously married woman?’ I said, ‘A previously married woman.’ He said: ‘Why not a virgin, so that you could play with her and she with you?’
Translation notes
The Arabic contrasts بِكْرًا, a virgin, with ثَيِّبًا, a woman previously married; تُلاَعِبُهَا وَتُلاَعِبُكَ describes mutual playful companionship.