Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) asked me: ‘Have you married, Jābir?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He asked: ‘A virgin or a previously married woman?’ I said: ‘A previously married woman.’ He said: ‘Why not a virgin, so you could play with her and she could play with you (i.e., closer in age to you)?’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, my father was killed on the day of Uḥud and left behind nine daughters. I did not want to add to them one who was immature like themselves; rather I wanted a woman who could comb their hair and look after them.’ He said: ‘You have done rightly.’”
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Musnad Aḥmad 32
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “We were with Abū ʿUbayda, sent by the Prophet (ﷺ) with him on an expedition. Our provisions ran out. We came across a large whale (ḥūt) that the sea had cast ashore. We wanted to eat from…
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Hellfire.”
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Musnad Aḥmad 17
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) cursed the one who consumes ribā (interest or usury), the one who pays it, the two persons who witness it, and the person who records it.”
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Musnad Aḥma…
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “Nabīdh used to be prepared for the Prophet (ﷺ) in a waterskin; if no waterskin was available, then in a stone basin.”
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Musnad Aḥmad 19
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the earnings of a cupper (al-ḥajjām). He said: “Feed them to your working camel.”
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Musnad Aḥmad 20
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “A townsman must not sell on behalf of a desert-dweller. Leave the people [to transact directly]; Allāh will provide for some through others.”
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