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What are the narrations of Jabir's hadith: "Why didn't you marry a virgin so you could play with her and she could play with you?"

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The hadith of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) was reported with several wordings in Bukhari and Muslim, among them: "Why not a young girl whom you play with and she plays with you," and "Why not a young girl whom you play with and she plays with you," and "Why did you not marry a virgin whom you play with and she plays with you?" In Muslim, there is an addition: "she makes you laugh and you make her laugh."

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