Hadith #581
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ
كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَبَابًا لَيْسَ لَنَا شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ مَنْ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّ الصَّوْمَ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ
Isnad Chain
يعلى بن عبيد
الأعمش
عمارة
عبد الرحمن بن يزيد
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Ya'la ibn 'Ubayd, from al-A'mash, from 'Umara, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid — that 'Abdullah said: 'We were young men with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, having nothing. He said: O young men, whoever among you is able [to afford] marriage, let him marry — for it lowers the gaze more and guards the private parts better. And whoever cannot, let him fast, for fasting is a restraint [wija'] for him.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 581
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3819
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40209