The Prophet ﷺ was keenly considerate of his Companions’ different conditions, at times of ease and hardship, and in happiness and sadness. He ﷺ would console the distressed, help those in need, rejoice at their happiness, and advise every person with what best suited his situation. In this hadeeth, Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullaah(may Allah be pleased with them) related that he was with the Prophet ﷺ once on a journey back to Al-Madeenah – it was said that this incident took place during the conquest of Makkah - and he was riding a slow camel. The Arabic word used in the hadeeth is Naadih, meaning a camel used to carry water for drinking or irrigation. The Prophet ﷺpassed by him while he was in this condition, his camel exhausted and almost unable to walk any farther. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What is wrong with the camel?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that he was late due to his slow camel. He ﷺ beat the slow camel with a stick or whip, urging it to move faster, and supplicated Allah, Exalted is He, to grant it strength and blessing. The camel surpassed the others thenceforth, leading the way (by the blessing of the Prophet ﷺ). He ﷺasked me, "How do you find your camel (now)?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "I find it quite well, now as it has received your blessings." He ﷺasked Jaabir(may Allah be pleased with him) to sell him this camel, and he (may Allah be pleased with him) felt shy and replied, "It is (a gift) for you, O Allah's Messenger ﷺ,” although it was his only camel. He (may Allah be pleased with him) agreed to sell it to the Prophet ﷺon the condition that he (may Allah be pleased with him) should keep on riding it till they reached Al-Madeenah. Afterward, Jaabir(may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Prophet ﷺ that he was a bridegroom, and this highlights his merits, for he (may Allah be pleased with him) partook in Jihaad despite being a newlywed! He (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to go faster to his bride. When he (may Allah be pleased with him) reached Al-Madeenah, he met his maternal uncle, named Tha‘labah ibn Ghanamah, who asked about the camel and found out that he had sold it to the Prophet ﷺ. When he (may Allah be pleased with him) informed him all about it, he blamed him for that, because Jaabir(may Allah be pleased with him) had no other camel to carry water thereon. When he (may Allah be pleased with him) sought the Prophet’s permission to go ahead of them, he ﷺ asked him whether he (may Allah be pleased with him) had married a virgin or a previously married woman. He (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Prophet ﷺ that he had married a matron, meaning a previously married woman, and her name was SuhaylahbintMu‘awwdh Al-Awsiyyah(may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Why have you not married a virgin who would have played with you, and you would have played with her?" The Prophet ﷺ was asking him about the reason for choosing to marry a previously married woman rather than a virgin, who would most likely be more emotionally attached to her first husband, encouraging her to strive in making him happy and the like of good qualities that warrants the preference of marrying a virgin to a matron. Jaabir(may Allah be pleased with him) told him that his father was martyred in the Battle of Uhud, and left young sisters under his guardianship, and they needed someone to take care of them and tend to their needs. He (may Allah be pleased with him) believed that a virgin would not be able to shoulder such a task. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I felt it not proper that I should marry a young girl like them who would neither teach them manners nor serve them.” Therefore, he (may Allah be pleased with him) decided to marry a matron, an experienced woman to look after and raise them properly. When the Prophet ﷺ reached Al-Madeenah, Jaabir(may Allah be pleased with him) went to the mosque with the camel and he ﷺ gave him the price, the camel itself, and his share of the spoils of war like the others, as recorded in Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree. This reflects the Prophet’s gracious generosity with his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). The hadeeth highlights the Prophet’s gracious humbleness and kindness with his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), checking on them and serving their best interests. It underlines the virtues of Jaabir(may Allah be pleased with him), his compassion towards his sisters, and putting their best interests first before his own. It is also inferred from the hadeeth that a woman should take care of her husband’s family and tend to the needs of his siblings (dependents)..