Hadith #11

Sahih Li Dhatihi

Chapter: Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)

Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، سَمِعَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، يَقُولُ رَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ التَّبَتُّلَ، وَلَوْ أَذِنَ لَهُ لاَخْتَصَيْنَا‏.‏

English Translation

Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah'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

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah), Hadith 11

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