Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3219

Arabic hadith text

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 ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

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.