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What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Marry the young maidens, for they are more productive in wombs, more pleasant in mouths, and purer in morals"?

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The "You must marry virgins" or "Marry virgins" has not been authenticated with a sound chain of narration, whether as a marfu' (traced back to the Prophet) or mawquf (traced back to a Companion) report. All narrations transmitted regarding it are weak or fabricated. As for the preference for marrying a young virgin, it is indicated by the hadith of Jabir ibn Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, where the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked him about his marriage to a previously married woman (thayyib), and he said: "(Why not) a young girl whom you can play with and she can play with you, and you can laugh with her and she can laugh with you?" This indicates that affection and intimacy are easier to achieve with virgins, and that this is desirable in marriage.

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