51. Companionship of Women
٥١۔ كِتَابُ عِشْرَةِ النِّسَاءِ
It was narrated that Jabir said: "I got married then I came to the Prophet and he said: 'Have you got married, O Jabir?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'To a virgin or to a previously married woman?' I said: 'To a previously married woman.' He said: 'Why not a virgin, so you could play with her and she could play with you?'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3219)
تَزَوَّجْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «تَزَوَّجْتَ يَا جَابِرُ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «بِكْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا؟» فَقُلْتُ لَا بَلْ ثَيِّبًا قَالَ «فَهَلَّا بِكْرًا تُلَاعِبُهَا وَتُلَاعِبُكَ»
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Everything that is not of the remembrance of Allah is play, except for four things: a man's playing with his wife, training his horse, walking between the two targets, and a man learning to swim."
سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لَيْسَ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللهِ فَهُوَ لَعِبٌ لَا يَكُونُ أَرْبَعَةٌ مُلَاعَبَةُ الرَّجُلِ امْرَأَتَهُ وَتَأْدِيبُ الرَّجُلِ فَرَسَهُ وَمَشْيُ الرَّجُلِ بَيْنَ الْغَرَضَيْنِ وَتَعَلُّمُ الرَّجُلِ السَّبَّاحَةَ
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Everything that does not mention the remembrance of Allah is frivolity and play, except for four activities: a man's playing with his wife, teaching a horse to be obedient, walking between the two goals (i.e., the tall pillars used in Arabian games), and teaching a man to swim."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ ذِكْرُ اللهِ فَهُوَ لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَ مُلَاعَبَةُ الرَّجُلِ امْرَأَتَهُ وَتَأْدِيبُ الرَّجُلِ فَرَسَهُ وَمَشْيُهُ بَيْنَ الْغَرَضَيْنِ وَتَعْلِيمُ الرَّجُلِ السَّبَّاحَةَ»
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Every matter that is not from the remembrance of Allah is vain and frivolous, except for four qualities: walking between the targets, training his horse, playing with his family, and teaching swimming."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لَيْسَ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللهِ فَهُوَ لَغْوٌ وَلَهْوٌ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةَ خِصَالٍ مَشْيٌ بَيْنَ الْغَرَضَيْنِ وَتَأْدِيبُهُ فَرَسَهُ وَمُلَاعَبَتُهُ أَهْلَهُ وَتَعْلِيمُ السَّبَّاحَةِ