Hadith 5075

What is disliked of not marrying and of getting castrated.

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Darussalam · Volume 7

67 - THE BOOK OF AN-NIKĀH(The Wedlock)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 5075 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 4

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5075. Narrated 'Abdullāh: We used to participate in the holy battles led by Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and we had nothing (no wives) with us. So we said, "Shall we get ourselves castrated?" He forbade us that and then allowed us to marry a woman temporarily by giving her even a garment(1) and then he recited to us: 'O you who believe! Make not unlawful the Tayyibāt (all that is good as regards foods, things, deeds, beliefs, persons etc.) which Allāh has made lawful to you.' (V.5:87)

Arabic text

5075 - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: كُنَّا نَغْزُو مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَيْسَ لَنَا شَيْءٌ، فَقُلْنَا: أَلاَ نَسْتَخْصِي؟ " فَنَهَانَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ لَنَا أَنْ نَنْكِحَ المَرْأَةَ بِالثَّوْبِ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تُحَرِّمُوا طَيِّبَاتِ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ، وَلاَ تَعْتَدُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ المُعْتَدِينَ} [المائدة: 87] "،

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(1) (H. 5074) Sa'd, by saying, "We would have ourselves castrated," did not mean the actual castration, but he meant excessive abstention from all kinds of pleasures, for castration is forbidden in Islām.