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Sunan Abu DawudMarriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2048

Chapter: Marrying Virgins

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2048

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَتَزَوَّجْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ بِكْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ ثَيِّبًا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَفَلاَ

بِكْرٌ تُلاَعِبُهَا وَتُلاَعِبُكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Jabir bin ‘Abd Allah said “The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) said to me “Did you marry?” I said “Yes”. He again said “Virgin or Non Virgin (woman previously married)?” I said “Non Virgin”. He said “Why (did you) not (marry) a virgin with whom you could sport and she could sport with you.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2048).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قُلْت نَعَمْ ) : أَيْ تَزَوَّجْت ( بِكْر أَمْ ثَيِّب ) : بِحَذْفِ هَمْزَة الِاسْتِفْهَام أَيْ أَهِيَ بِكْر أَمْ ثَيِّب وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ بِالنَّصْبِ فِيهِمَا أَيْ أَتَزَوَّجْت بِكْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا ( فَقُلْت ثَيِّبًا ) : أَيْ تَزَوَّجْت ثَيِّبًا. وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ بِالرَّفْعِ أَيْ هِيَ ثَيِّب ( أَفَلَا بِكْرًا ) : أَيْ فَهَلَّا تَزَوَّجْت بِكْرًا ( تُلَاعِبهَا وَتُلَاعِبك ) : تَعْلِيل التَّزْوِيج الْبِكْر لِمَا فِيهِ مِنْ الْأُلْفَة التَّامَّة فَإِنَّ الثَّيِّب قَدْ تَكُون مُتَعَلِّقَة الْقَلْب بِالزَّوْجِ الْأَوَّل فَلَمْ تَكُنْ مَحَبَّتهَا كَامِلَة بِخِلَافِ الْبِكْر. وَذَكَرَ اِبْن سَعْد أَنَّ اِسْم اِمْرَأَة جَابِر الْمَذْكُور سَهْلَة بِنْت مَسْعُود بْن أَوْس بْن مَالِك الْأَنْصَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 2048
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2048
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2048
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2048

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