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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب النكاحThe Chapters on Marriage
بَابُ : النَّهْيِ عَنِ التَّبَتُّلِChapter: Prohibition of celibacy
Hadith 1849
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ آدَمَ ، وَزَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " نَهَى عَنِ التَّبَتُّلِ " ، زَادَ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ ، وَقَرَأَ قَتَادَةُ ، وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً سورة الرعد آية 38 " .
´It was narrated from Samurah that:` the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) forbade celibacy. Zaid bin Akhzam added: “And Qatadah recited: 'And indeed We sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad (ﷺ)), and made for them wives and offspring.'”
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : In this verse, Allah Ta'ala consoles the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) or refutes the objections of the disbelievers, that if you have contracted multiple marriages, firstly, this is not contrary to prophethood. Many previous prophets have passed who had multiple marriages, and they had many children. In fact, all of Bani Isra'il are the descendants of Ya'qub (alayhis salam), who had twelve sons and several wives. Ibrahim (alayhis salam) had two wives: one was Sarah, the other was Hajar. Sulayman (alayhis salam) had ninety-nine wives. It is mentioned in "al-Rawdah al-Nadiyyah" that the Manawiyah and the Christians considered abstaining from marriage to be an act of worship, but Allah Ta'ala invalidated this in our religion. Both nature and reason demand that a person should marry, maintain, and increase the progeny of his kind. However, for the person who does not have the ability to maintain a wife, it is permissible for him to remain single.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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To consider remaining unmarried as a virtue is incorrect, whether it is in the name of Sufism (tasawwuf), Qalandariyyah, or by any other name.
Marriage (nikah) is the Sunnah of all the Prophets (alayhimussalam).
The noble Prophets are not beings of light (nuri makhluq), rather they are human beings, the noblest of all creation, and for this reason they would marry and have children.
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To consider remaining unmarried as a virtue is incorrect, whether it is in the name of Sufism (tasawwuf), Qalandariyyah, or by any other name.
Marriage (nikah) is the Sunnah of all the Prophets (alayhimussalam).
The noble Prophets are not beings of light (nuri makhluq), rather they are human beings, the noblest of all creation, and for this reason they would marry and have children.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1849
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Commentary:
Qatadah narrated this report from al-Hasan from Samurah ibn Jundub, meaning he made it the hadith of Samurah. However, this is his error, which is possible even from someone extremely trustworthy. Whereas Ash'ath has narrated it with the correct chain. Thus, this hadith is musnad of Aishah. And Allah Ta'ala knows best.
Qatadah narrated this report from al-Hasan from Samurah ibn Jundub, meaning he made it the hadith of Samurah. However, this is his error, which is possible even from someone extremely trustworthy. Whereas Ash'ath has narrated it with the correct chain. Thus, this hadith is musnad of Aishah. And Allah Ta'ala knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3216
