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Hadith 884
884 صحيح حديث عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَلَقِيَهُ عُثْمَانُ بِمِنًى، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمنِ إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً، فَخَلَيَا فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ: هَلْ لَكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمنِ فِي أَنْ نُزَوِّجَكَ بِكْرًا تُذَكِّرُكَ مَا كُنْتَ تَعْهَدُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى عَبْدُ اللهِ أَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى هذَا، أَشَارَ إِلَيَّ، فَقَالَ: يَا عَلْقَمَةُ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: أَمَا لَئِنْ قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ، لَقَدْ قَالَ لَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالْصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ
Alqamah bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that I was with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) met him at Mina and said, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, I have a matter to discuss with you." Then both of them went aside in private. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, would you like us to arrange your marriage with a virgin girl who would remind you of the days gone by?" Since Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) did not feel the need for this, he signaled to me and said, "Alqamah (come here)." When I reached him, he was saying, "If this is your (O Uthman) suggestion, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: 'O young men! Whoever among you has the means to marry should get married, and whoever does not have the means should observe fasting, for it will diminish his sexual desire.'"
Hadith 885
885 صحيح حديث أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: جَاءَ ثَلاَثَةُ رَهْطٍ إِلَى بُيوتِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا أُخْبِرُوا كَأَنَّهُمْ تَقَالُّوهَا، فَقَالُوا: وَأَيْنَ نَحْنُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؛ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ: أَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي أُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ أَبَدًا؛ وَقَالَ آخَرُ: أَنَا أَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ وَلاَ أُفْطِرُ؛ وَقَالَ آخَرُ: أَنَا أَعْتَزِلُ النِّسَاءَ فَلاَ أَتَزَوَّجُ أَبَدًا فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ: أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ قُلْتُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا؛ أَمَا وَاللهِ إِنِّي لأَخْشَاكُمْ للهِ وَأَتْقَاكُمْ لَهُ، لكِنِّي أَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ، وَأُصَلِّي وَأَرْقُدُ، وَأَتَزَوَّجُ النِّسَاءَ؛ فَمَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that three men (Ali bin Abi Talib, Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As, and Uthman bin Maz'un, may Allah be pleased with them) came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to ask about his worship. When they were informed about the actions of the Prophet (peace be upon him), it seemed to them as if it was little, and they said, "What comparison do we have with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)? All his past and future mistakes have been forgiven." One of them said, "From today, I will always pray all night long." The second said, "I will always fast and never break my fast." The third said, "I will keep away from women and never marry." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came and asked them, "Are you the ones who said these things?" Listen! By Allah, I am the one who fears Allah the most among you, and I am the most pious among you, but I fast and I also break my fast, I pray (at night) and I also sleep, and I marry women. Whoever turns away from my way is not from me.
Hadith 886
886 صحيح حديث سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، قَالَ رَدَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ التَّبتُّلَ، وَلَوْ أَذِنَ لَهُ لاَخْتَصَيْنَا
Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Sayyiduna ‘Uthman bin Maz’un (may Allah be pleased with him) from adopting celibacy, that is, living a life separate from women. If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had permitted him, we would have become eunuchs.
