Volume 7, Book 62, Number 170:
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
The Prophet disliked that one should go to one’s family at night (on returning from a journey).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 171:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle said, “When anyone of you is away from his house for a long time, he should not
return to his family at night.”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 172:
Narrated Jabir:
I was with Allah’s Apostle in a Ghazwa, and when we returned, I wanted to hurry, while riding a
slow camel. A rider came behind me. I looked back and saw that the rider was Allah’s Apostle . He
said (to me), “What makes you in such a hurry?” I replied, “I am newly married.” He said, “Did you
marry a virgin or a matron?” I replied, “(Not a virgin but) a matron.” He said, “Why didn’t you marry
a young girl with whom you could play and who could play with you?” Then when we approached
(Medina) and were going to enter (it), the Prophet said, “Wait till you enter (your homes) at night (in
the first part of the night) so that the ladies with unkempt hair may comb their hair, and those whose
husbands have been absent (for a long time) may shave their pubic hair.” (The sub-narrator, Hashim
said: A reliable narrator told me that the Prophet added in this Hadith: “(Seek to beget) children!
Children, O Jabir!”)
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Volume 7, Book 62, Number 173:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “If you enter (your town) at night (after coming from a journey), do not enter
upon your family till the woman whose husband was absent (from the house) shaves her pubic hair
and the woman with unkempt hair, combs her hair” Allah’s Apostle further said, “(O Jabir!) Seek to
have offspring, seek to have offspring!”
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.”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 175:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
The people differed about the type of treatment which had been given to Allah’s Apostle on the day
(of the battle) of Uhud. So they asked Sahl bin Sad As-Sa’id who was the only surviving Companion
(of the Prophet) at Medina. He replied, “Nobody Is left at Medina who knows it better than I. Fatima
was washing the blood off his face and ‘Ali was bringing water in his shield, and then a mat of date-
palm leaves was burnt and (the ash) was inserted into the wound.”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 176:
Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Abis:
I heard Ibn ‘Abbas answering a man who asked him, “Did you attend the prayer of ‘Id al Adha or
‘Id-al-Fitr with Allah’s Apostle?” Ibn ‘Abbas replied, “Yes, and had it not been for my close relation –
ship with him, I could not have offered it.” (That was because of his young age). Ibn ‘Abbas further
said, Allah’s Apostle went out and offered the Id prayer and then delivered the sermon.” Ibn ‘Abbas
did not mention anything about the Adhan (the call for prayer) or the Iqama. He added, “Then the
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Prophet went to the women and instructed them and gave them religious advice and ordered them
to give alms and I saw them reaching out (their hands to) their ears and necks (to take off the ear –
rings and necklaces, etc.) and throwing (it) towards Bilal. Then the Prophet returned with Bilal to his
house . “
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 161:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
An Ansari woman came to the Prophet and he took her aside and said (to her). “By Allah, you (An –
sar) are the most beloved people to me.”