Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith 1905

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As-Ṣaum (the fasting) (is recommended) for those who fear committing illegal sexual acts, i.e., those who are unmarried.

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Darussalam · Volume 3

30 - THE BOOK OF AS-SAUM (1)(THE FASTING)

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الحديث: 1905 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 26

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1905. Narrated ‘Alqāma: While I was walking with ‘Abdullāh رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ he said, “We were in the company of the Prophet ﷺ and he said, ‘He who can afford to marry should marry, because it will help him to lower his gaze (from looking at forbidden things and other women), and save his private parts (from committing illegal sexual acts etc.), and he who cannot afford to marry is advised to observe Ṣaum (fasting), as Ṣaum (fasting) will restrain his sexual power.”

Arabic text

1905 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ: بَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي، مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ البَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ، وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ» بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الهِلاَلَ فَصُومُوا، وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا» وَقَالَ صِلَةُ، عَنْ عَمَّارٍ، «مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمَ الشَّكِّ فَقَدْ عَصَى أَبَا القَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»

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