Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 174 – Volume 7, Book 62

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Volume 7, Book 62, Number 174:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
We were with the Prophet in Ghazwa, and when we returned and approached Medina, I wanted
to hurry while riding a slow camel. A rider overtook me and pricked my camel with a spear which
he had, whereupon my camel started running as fast as any other fast camel you may see. I looked
back, and behold, the rider was Allah's Apostle . I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am newly married " He
asked, "Have you got married?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "(Not a vir –
gin) but a matron" He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you could play with her and
she with you?" When we reached (near Medina) and were going to enter it, the Prophet said, "Wait
till you enter your home early in the night so that the lady whose hair is unkempt may comb her
hair and that the lady whose husband has been away may shave her pubic hair."