Hadith 7126

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَلَكَ فِي جِمَاعِ زَوْجَتِكَ أَجْرٌ فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ وَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ لِي أَجْرٌ فِي شَهْوَتِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ وَلَدٌ فَأَدْرَكَ وَرَجَوْتَ خَيْرَهُ فَمَاتَ أَكُنْتَ تَحْتَسِبُ بِهِ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ خَلَقْتَهُ قَالَ بَلِ اللَّهُ خَلَقَهُ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ هَدَيْتَهُ قَالَ بَلِ اللَّهُ هَدَاهُ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ تَرْزُقُهُ قَالَ بَلِ اللَّهُ كَانَ يَرْزُقُهُ قَالَ كَذَلِكَ فَضَعْهُ فِي حَلَالِهِ وَجَنِّبْهُ حَرَامَهُ فَإِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَحْيَاهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَمَاتَهُ وَلَكَ أَجْرٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), this is a long hadith, in it: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu Dharr! For you, there is reward in having intercourse with your wife. He said: I have fulfilled my desire, how can there be reward in that? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Tell me, if you had a son, then he reached maturity and you had hope for good from him, but then he passed away, would you be patient with the intention of reward? He said: Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Well, tell me, did you create him? He said: No, Allah Almighty created him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Did you guide him? He said: No, rather Allah Almighty guided him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Did you provide for him? He said: No, rather Allah Almighty provided for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the same way, seek the lawful through intercourse and avoid the unlawful, so if Allah Almighty wills, He will keep him alive, and if He wills, He will cause him to die, and in that there will be reward for you.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / بيان موانع النكاح / 7126
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «اسناده صحيح، أخرجه النسائي في الكبري : 9027، ورواه مختصرا ابن حبان: 3377، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 21484 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 21816»