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2046. It was reported from 'Alqamah, that he said: "I was once walking with 'Abdullāh bin Mas'ūd in Minā when 'Uthmān met him, and asked to talk to him privately. When 'Abdullāh saw that he had no need, he said: 'Come, O 'Alqamah,' so I came. 'Uthmān then said to him: 'O Abū 'Abdur-Rahmān, should we not get you married to a young girl, perhaps you will regain some of what you have lost!' 'Abdullāh responded: 'If you say this, then I have heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: "Whoever among you is capable of marriage should get married, for it is a cause of lowering the gaze, and a protection of one's private parts, and whoever cannot do so should fast, for it will act as a Wijā' for him.""[1]
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1. One who has enough means to maintain a family should marry.
2. Marrying ensures modesty and chastity which is vital for a healthy social life.
3. A financially weak person should fast to ward off lustful desires.
