Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of (The Wedlock)
8- بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ التَّبَتُّلِ وَالْخِصَاءِ:
(8) Chapter. What is disliked of not marrying and of getting castrated.
4 hadith · references 5073–5076
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Bukhari · 5073حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ، سَمِعَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ، يَقُولُ :رَدَّ رَسُولُ اللAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade `Uthman bin Maz'un to abstain from marrying (and other pleasures) and if he had allowed him, we would have gotten ourselves castrated.5 narratorsBukhari · 5074لَقَدْ رَدَّ ذَلِكَ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ ، وَلَوْ أَجَازَ لَهُ التَّبَتُّلَ لَاخْتَصَيْنَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) prevented 'Uthman bin Mazun from that (not marrying), and had he allowed him, we would have got ourselves castrated.5 narratorsBukhari · 5075كُنَّا نَغْزُو مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَيْسَ لَنَا شَيْءٌ ، فَقُلْنَا : أَلَا نَسْتَخْصِي ؟ فَنَهَانَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ لَنَا أَنْ نَنْكِحَ الْمَرْأَةَ بِالثَّوْبِ ، ثُمَّ قَرI said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I am a young man and I am afraid that I may commit illegal sexual intercourse and I cannot afford to marry." He kept silent, and then repeated my question once again, but he kept silent.5 narratorsBukhari · 5076يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ بِمَا أَنْتَ لَاقٍ فَاخْتَصِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَوْ ذَرْI said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I am a young man and I am afraid that I may commit illegal sexual intercourse and I cannot afford to marry." He kept silent, and then repeated my question once again, but he kept silent.6 narrators