Hadith 25119

Chapter 4

باب 4

(4) باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ التَّبَتُّلِ، .

(4) Chapter: Prohibition of Celibacy (AR)
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أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، قَالَ لَقَدْ رَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى عُثْمَانَ التَّبَتُّلَ وَلَوْ أَذِنَ لَهُ لاَخْتَصَيْنَا .

Narrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas:
It was narrated that Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said: "The Messenger of Allah forbade 'Uthman to be celibate. If he had given him permission we would have castrated ourselves." (AR)

Reference (AR): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3212 (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 26, Hadith 17 (AR)

English translation (AR): Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3214 (AR)