The companions رضي الله عنهم
Jābir ibn ʿAbdullāh رضي الله عنهما
جابر بن عبد الله
A companion who explained his responsibility for his younger sisters to the Prophet ﷺ.
He explained his family's needs
His challenges and choices
- He explained that he married a previously married woman because he had young sisters and wanted someone who could gather them together, comb their hair and care for them.
His standing in the sources
- During the same journey, the Prophet ﷺ bought his tired camel. When Jābir رضي الله عنهما reached Madinah, the Prophet ﷺ gave him both the camel and its price.
Connected lives
- Ḥamzah ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
- Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
Sources and accounts
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Jābir ibn ʿAbdullāh رضي الله عنهما
He explained his family's needs
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2097He explained that he married a previously married woman because he had young sisters and wanted someone who could gather them together, comb their hair and care for them.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2097During the same journey, the Prophet ﷺ bought his tired camel. When Jābir رضي الله عنهما reached Madinah, the Prophet ﷺ gave him both the camel and its price.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2097Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2097