Marriage: those who enjoined it and encouraged it

Ibn Abi Najih narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is well-off enough to marry and does not marry is not of us."

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him) from remaining unmarried. Had he given him permission, we would have castrated ourselves.

Alqamah said: I was walking with Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) in Mina. Meanwhile, the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), met him, and he stood with him talking. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman! Shall I not marry you to a young girl? Perhaps she will bring back something of your past." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If you say that, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: 'O young men! Whoever among you is able to afford marriage and what it entails should marry, for marriage is most effective in lowering the gaze. And whoever is not able to marry should fast, for fasting will be a restraint (on desire) for him.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O young men! Whoever among you is able to afford marriage and what it entails should marry, for marriage is most effective in lowering the gaze and guarding chastity. And whoever is not able to marry should fast, for fasting will be a restraint (on desire) for him."

Al-Zuhri said that when Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) had lost his eyesight, he said: "Get me married, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me that I should not meet Allah Almighty while unmarried."

Al-Hasan said that Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said during the illness in which he died: "Get me married, for I dislike meeting Allah Almighty in an unmarried state."

Ibrahim bin Maysarah said: Tawus said to me: "Either you marry, or I will say to you what Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Abu al-Zawa'id: 'Nothing keeps you from marriage except incapacity or immorality.'"

Tawus said: The worship and sacrifices of a young man cannot be complete without marriage.

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If I had to live in this world for only ten days, I would wish to have a wife.

It is narrated from Urwah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Marry women, for through them you will obtain wealth."

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Seek wealth through marriage.

It is narrated from Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For those who love one another, there is nothing like marriage."

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If I had to live in this world for only one night, I would wish to have a wife.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were young men with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We said: "O Messenger of Allah! Shall we not castrate ourselves?" He said: "No." Then he permitted us to marry a woman in return for a garment for a fixed term. Then Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: "O you who believe! Do not make unlawful the good things that Allah has made lawful for you."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade remaining unmarried.