Sunan An-Nasa`i — Hadith 3208
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Sunan An-Nasa`i : 3208
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَهُوَ عِنْدَ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ: خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى فِتْيَةٍ، قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ: فَلَمْ أَفْهَمْ فِتْيَةً كَمَا أَرَدْتُ فَقَالَ: مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ ذَا طَوْلٍ، فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ، وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ، وَمَنْ لَا، فَالصَّوْمُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ .
Narrated 'Alqamah: It was narrated that 'Alqamah said: I was with Ibn Mas'ud while he was with 'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, and 'Uthman said: 'The Messenger of Allah came out to some fityah (young men)--Abu 'AbdurRahman said, 'I did not understand (the word) fityah as I would want'-- and said: 'Whoever among you can afford it, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding chastity, and whoever cannot, then fasting will be a restraint (wija') for him.'