Hadith 715 Part M

I went on an expedition with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He overtook me and I was on a water-carrying camel who had grown tired and did not walk (trot). He (the Holy Prophet) said to me : What is the matter with your camel ? I said : It is sick. He (the Holy Prophet) stepped behind and drove it and prayed for it , and then it always moved ahead of other camels. He (then) said : How do you find your camel ? I said : It is , by the grace of your prayer , all right. He said : Would you sell this (camel) to me ? I felt shy (to say him , " No" ) as we had no other camel for carrying water , but (later on) I said : Yes , and to I sold it to him on the condition that (I would be permitted) to ride it until I reached Madina. I said to him : Allah's Messenger , I am newly married , so I asked his permission (to go ahead of the caravan). He permitted me , and I reached Medina well in advance of other people , until I reached my destination. There my maternal uncle met me and asked me about the camel , and I told him what I had done with regard to it. He reproved me in this connection. He (Jabir) said : When I asked his permission (to go ahead of the caravan) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) inquired of me whether I had married a virgin or a non-virgin. I said to him : I have married a non-virgin. He said : Why did you not marry a virgin who would have played with you and you would have played with her ? I said to him : Allah's Messenger , my father died (or he fell as a martyr) , and I have small sisters to (look after) , so I did not like the idea that I should marry a woman who is like them and thus be not able to teach them manners and look after them properly. So I have married a non-virgin so that she should be able to look after them and teach them manners , When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to Medina , I went to him in the morning with the camel. He paid me its price and returned that (the camel) to me.