Sahih al-Bukhari 5036 (Book 67, Hadith 178)
camel. A rider came behind me. I looked back and saw that the rider was Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) . 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 (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) added in this Hadith: “(Seek to beget) children! Children, O
Jabir!”)
Sahih al-Bukhari 5036 (Book 67, Hadith 178)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Bukhari is a foundational text of Sunni Islam, forming part of the Kutub al-Sittah, which are the six major hadith collections. These essential works include Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Compiled by Imam al-Bukhārī in the 9th century, his Sahih is renowned for its meticulous authentication process and is frequently cited as the most authentic hadith collection. Its comprehensive scope is evident in its structure of 97 books containing roughly 7,563 hadiths that guide Muslim life and jurisprudence.
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