Further supplications

Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5076

يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ بِمَا أَنْتَ لاَقٍ، فَاخْتَصِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَوْ ذَرْ

yā abā hurayraha jaffa al-qalamu bimā anta lāqin, fākhtaṣi ʿalā dhalika aw dhar

Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks

The full narration

Narrated Abu Huraira: I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I am a young man and I am afraid that I may commit illegal sexual intercourse and I cannot afford to marry." He kept silent, and then repeated my question once again, but he kept silent. I said the same (for the third time) and he remained silent. Then repeated my question (for the fourth time), and only then the Prophet said, "O Abu Huraira! The pen has dried after writing what you are going to confront. So (it does not matter whether you) get yourself castrated or not

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Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī · 5076

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