Hadith #85
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنِي حُيَيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ جَاءَ رَ
جُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَخْتَصِيَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خِصَاءُ أُمَّتِي الصِّيَامُ وَالْقِيَامُ
Isnad Chain
ابن لهيعة
حيي بن عبد الله
أبي عبد الرحمن الحبلي
عبد الله بن عمرو
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via Hasan, from Ibn Lahi'a, from Huyayy ibn 'Abdullah, from Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Hubuli — that a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, grant me permission to castrate myself [akhtasi].' the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Indeed the monasticism [rahbaniyya] of my ummah is fasting, and their celibacy is their restraint — so let no man of you castrate himself.'
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 85
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6323
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42713