The Book of Marriage
Sunan an-Nasā'ī 3206
مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ ذَا طَوْلٍ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ وَمَنْ لاَ فَالصَّوْمُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ
man kāna minkum dhā ṭawlin falyatazawwaj fa-innah aghaḍḍu lilbaṣari wa-aḥṣanu lilfarji waman lā fa-aṣ-ṣawmu lah wijāʾun
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
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
Source
Sunan an-Nasā'ī · 3206
- Sahih Isnaad
- Sahih Isnaad
- Hasan