Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says: We went to see Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), while Alqamah and Aswad were already sitting with him. He narrated a hadith; I think he narrated this hadith only because of me, as I was the youngest among them. He said: We, the young men, used to stay with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and we had nothing. One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O group of young men! … Then he mentioned the above hadith.
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري: 5066، ومسلم: 1400 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 4035 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 4035»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … We were such young men who did not possess the means for marriage, so the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “O group of young men! Marry. If you do not have the ability to marry, then observe fasting (sawm), for it keeps desire in moderation.”