Sahih al-Bukhari 1905

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Chapter: As-Saum for those who fear committing illegal sexual acts

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by 'Alqama bin Qays 5 narrators

'Abdullah bin 'Uthman - ''Aabadan Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~145 AH – 221 AH محمد بن ميمون المروزي أبو حمزة السكري Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 168 AH Sulaiman al-A'mash Tābiʿī 61 AH – 147 AH Ibrahim al-Nakha'i Tābiʿī ~47 AH – 96 AH 'Alqama bin Qays Tābiʿī ~10 AH – 60 AH/70 AH or after

Narrated 'Alqama:While I was walking with `Abdullah he said, "We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, 'He who can afford to marry should marry, because it will help him refrain from looking at other women, and save his private parts from committing illegal sexual relation; and he who cannot afford to marry is advised to fast, as fasting will diminish his sexual power."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 1905

In-book reference

Book 30, Hadith 15

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 129

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي، مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ فَقَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ ‏"‏‏.‏

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