The Book of Marriage
Sunan an-Nasā'ī 3207
مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَلْيَصُمْ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ
mani āstaṭāʿa al-bāʾaha falyatazawwaj fa-innah aghaḍḍu lilbaṣari wa-aḥṣanu lilfarji waman lam yastaṭiʿ falyaṣum fa-innah lah wijāʾun
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The full narration
Narrated 'Alqamah:It was narrated from 'Alqamah, that 'Uthman said to Ibn Mas'ud: "Shall I arrange for you to marry a young girl?" 'Abdullah called 'Alqamah and he told the people that the Prophet 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 afford it, then let him fast, for it will be a restraint for him
Source
Sunan an-Nasā'ī · 3207
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