Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I was accompanying the Prophet on a journey and was riding a slow camel that was lagging behind the others. The Prophet passed by me and asked, Who is this? I replied, Jabir bin `Abdullah. He asked, What is the matter, (why are you late)? I replied, I am riding a slow camel. He asked, Do you have a stick? I replied in the affirmative. He said, Give it to me. When I gave it to him, he beat the camel and rebuked it. Then that camel surpassed the others thenceforth. The Prophet said, Sell it to me. I replied, It is (a gift) for you, O Allah's Apostle. He said, Sell it to me. I have bought it for four Dinars (gold pieces) and you can keep on riding it till Medina. When we approached Medina, I started going (towards my house). The Prophet said, Where are you going? I Sa`d, I have married a widow. He said, Why have you not married a virgin to fondle with each other? I said, My father died and left daughters, so I decided to marry a widow (an experienced woman) (to look after them). He said, Well done. When we reached Medina, Allah's Apostle said, O Bilal, pay him (the price of the camel) and give him extra money. Bilal gave me four Dinars and one Qirat extra. (A sub-narrator said): Jabir added, The extra Qirat of Allah's Apostle never parted from me. The Qirat was always in Jabir bin `Abdullah's purse.