Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that my father was martyred and he left behind seven daughters, or (the narrator said) nine daughters. So I married a previously married woman. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me, "Jabir, have you married?" I said, "Yes." He asked, "To a virgin or to a previously married woman?" I replied, "To a previously married woman." He said, "Why did you not marry a virgin girl, so that you could play with her and she could play with you, you could laugh with her and she could laugh with you?" Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that upon this I said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "My father Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred and he left behind several daughters, so I did not like to bring to them a girl like themselves. That is why I married a woman who could look after them and take care of their upbringing." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) then said, "May Allah bless you," or (the narrator was in doubt) "May Allah grant you goodness."