Narrated 'Aishah: It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah forbade celibacy.
Read More..Narrated Samurah bin Jundab: It was narrated from Samurah bin Jundab that the Prophet forbade celibacy. Abu Abdur-Rahman said: Qatadah is more reliable and better preserves narrations than Ash'ath but the hadith of Ash'ath (here) appears to be the correct one. Allah, Most High, knows best.
Read More..Narrated Abu Salamah: It was narrated from Abu Salamah that Abu Hurairah said: I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I am a young man and I fear hardship for myself, but I cannot afford to marry; should I castrate myself?' The Prophet turned away from him until he said it three times. Then the Prophet said: O Abu Hurairah, the pen is dried concerning what you are going to face, so (it is up to you whether) you castrate yourself or not. Abu Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: Al-Awzai did not hear this narration from Az-Zuhri, and this hadith is sahih, Yunus reported it from Az-Zuhri.
Read More..Narrated Sa'd bin Hisham: It was narrated from Sa'd bin Hisham that he came to the Mother of the Believers, 'Aishah. He said: I want to ask you about celibacy, what do you think about it? She said: Do not do that; have you not heard that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, says: 'And indeed We sent Messengers before you, and made for them wives and offspring'? So do not be celibate.
Read More..Narrated Anas: It was narrated from Anas that there was a group of the Companions of the Prophet, one of whom said: I will not marry women. Another said: I will not eat meat. Another said: I will not sleep on a bed. Another said: I will fast and not break my fast. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah and he praised Allah then said: What is the matter with people who say such and such? But I pray and I sleep, I fast and I break my fast, and I marry women. Whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me.
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: There are three who are promised the help of Allah: The Mukatab who wants to buy his freedom, the one who gets married seeking to keep himself chaste, and the Mujahid who fights in the cause of Allah. *Mukatab: the slave who has made a contract of manumission.
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