Darussalam · Volume 3
22. The Book Of FastingSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2239 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 169
Source no. 2239 · Volume 5 · Page 383
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٨٤٥)
Source no. 2113 · Volume 2 · Page 478
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٨٤٥: ق.
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2241. It was narrated that 'Abdullâh said: "We went out with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and we were young men who could not afford anything.[1] He said: 'O young men, you should get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and protecting one's chastity. Whoever cannot afford it should fast, for it will be a restraint Wijâ' for him.'" (Sahih)
2239 - أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَنَحْنُ شَبَابٌ لَا نَقْدِرُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ، قَالَ: «يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ، عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْبَاءَةِ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ، وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ»
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The Arabic term used in the text of the Hadith means restraint is Wijâ'. The expression Wijâ' denotes castration. It signifies the contusion of the testicles of a stallion to take away its virility; here it is used to means that fasting – like the Wijâ' – curbs sexual desire.