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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب النكاحFrom the Book of Marriage
باب مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَوْلٌ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ:Chapter: Whoever Has Means Should Marry
Hadith 2203
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَة، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: لَقِيَهُ عُثْمَانُ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَلْ لَكَ فِي جَارِيَةٍ بِكْرٍ تُذَكِّرُك ؟، فَقَالَ: قُلْتَ: ذَاكَ فَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: "يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ مَنْ كَانَ يَسْتَطِيعُ مِنْكُمْ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَلْيَصُمْ فَإِنَّ الصَّوْمَ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ".
Alqamah said: I was with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) met him (at Mina) and said: 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? Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: If this is your suggestion, then listen, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "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 desire."
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2202)
That is, it is better and more virtuous than castration to reduce one's desires by fasting; in no circumstance is castration permitted. Therefore, unmarried young men should frequently observe fasting so that carnal desires do not incite them towards sin.
In today's world, it is the duty of such God-fearing, faithful youth to completely avoid cinema-going, reading obscene magazines, and listening to indecent songs on the radio.
The meaning of "wija’" is to become castrated, i.e., by fasting, it is as if the force of desire is broken and a person becomes like one who is castrated.
That is, it is better and more virtuous than castration to reduce one's desires by fasting; in no circumstance is castration permitted. Therefore, unmarried young men should frequently observe fasting so that carnal desires do not incite them towards sin.
In today's world, it is the duty of such God-fearing, faithful youth to completely avoid cinema-going, reading obscene magazines, and listening to indecent songs on the radio.
The meaning of "wija’" is to become castrated, i.e., by fasting, it is as if the force of desire is broken and a person becomes like one who is castrated.
