Volume 7, Book 62, Number 17:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
When I got married, Allah’s Apostle said to me, “What type of lady have you married?” I replied, “I
have married a matron’ He said, “Why, don’t you have a liking for the virgins and for fondling
them?” Jabir also said: Allah’s Apostle said, “Why didn’t you marry a young girl so that you might
play with her and she with you?’
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 1:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet asking how the Prophet wor –
shipped (Allah), and when they were informed about that, they considered their worship insufficient
and said, “Where are we from the Prophet as his past and future sins have been forgiven.” Then one
of them said, “I will offer the prayer throughout the night forever.” The other said, “I will fast
throughout the year and will not break my fast.” The third said, “I will keep away from the women
and will not marry forever.” Allah’s Apostle came to them and said, “Are you the same people who
said so-and-so? By Allah, I am more submissive to Allah and more afraid of Him than you; yet I fast
and break my fast, I do sleep and I also marry women. So he who does not follow my tradition in re –
ligion, is not from me (not one of my followers).”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 18:
Narrated ‘Ursa:
The Prophet asked Abu Bakr for ‘Aisha’s hand in marriage. Abu Bakr said “But I am your brother.”
The Prophet said, “You are my brother in Allah’s religion and His Book, but she (Aisha) is lawful for
me to marry.”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 2:
Narrated ‘Ursa:
that he asked ‘Aisha about the Statement of Allah: ‘If you fear that you shall not be able to deal
justly with the orphan girls, then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three or four; but if
you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (the captives) that
your right hands possess. That will be nearer to prevent you from doing injustice.’ (4.3) ‘Aisha said,
“O my nephew! (This Verse has been revealed in connection with) an orphan girl under the guardi –
anship of her guardian who is attracted by her wealth and beauty and intends to marry her with a
Mahr less than what other women of her standard deserve. So they (such guardians) have been for –
bidden to marry them unless they do justice to them and give them their full Mahr, and they are
ordered to marry other women instead of them.”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 19:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “The best women are the riders of the camels and the righteous among the wo –
men of Quraish. They are the kindest women to their children in their childhood and the more care –
ful women of the property of their husbands.”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 3:
Narrated ‘Alqama:
While I was with Abdullah, ‘Uthman met him at Mina and said, “O Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman ! I have
something to say to you.” So both of them went aside and ‘Uthman said, “O Abu ‘Abdur-Rah. man!
Shall we marry you to a virgin who will make you remember your past days?” When ‘Abdullah felt
that he was not in need of that, he beckoned me (to join him) saying, “O ‘Alqama!” Then I heard him
saying (in reply to ‘Uthman), “As you have said that, (I tell you that) the Prophet once said to us, ‘O
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young people! Whoever among you is able to marry, should marry, and whoever is not able to
marry, is recommended to fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 4:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
We were with the Prophet while we were young and had no wealth whatever. So Allah’s Apostle
said, “O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his
gaze and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.),
and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 5:
Narrated ‘Ata:
We presented ourselves along with Ibn ‘Abbas at the funeral procession of Maimuna at a place
called Sarif. Ibn ‘Abbas said, “This is the wife of the Prophet so when you lift her bier, do not Jerk it or
shake it much, but walk smoothly because the Prophet had nine wives and he used to observe the
night turns with eight of them, and for one of them there was no night turn.”