The Book on Marriage
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī 1081
يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْبَاءَةِ فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّ الصَّوْمَ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ
yā maʿshara ash-shabābi ʿalaykum bi-l-bāʾah fa-innah aghaḍḍu lilbaṣari wa-aḥṣanu lilfarji faman lam yastaṭiʿ minkumu al-bāʾaha faʿalayhi bi-aṣ-ṣawmi fa-inna aṣ-ṣawma lah wijāʾun
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated:"We went with Allah's Messenger, while we were young men who had nothing. He said: 'O young men! You should marry, for indeed it helps in lowering the gaze and protecting the private parts. Whoever among you is not able to marry, then let him fast, for indeed fasting will diminish his sexual desire
Source
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī · 1081
- Sahih
- Sahih
- Hasan Sahih
- Sahih - Agreed Upon