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.
Read More..Narrated Jabir: It was narrated that Jabir said: I got married then I came to the Prophet and he said: 'Have you got married, O Jabir?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'To a virgin or to a previously married woman?' I said: 'To a previously married woman.' He said: 'Why not a virgin, so you could play with her and she could play with you?'
Read More..Narrated Jabir: It was narrated that Jabir said: The Messenger of Allah met me and said: 'O Jabir, have you got married to a woman since I last saw you?' I said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'To a virgin or to a previously-married woman?' I said: 'To a previously-married woman.' He said: 'Why not a virgin, so she could play with you?'
Read More..Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buraidah: It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Buraidah that his father said: Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, proposed marriage to Fatimah but the Messenger of Allah said: 'She is young.' Then 'Ali proposed marriage to her and he married her to him.
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