English translation
1082. Qatādah narrated from Al-Ḥasan, from Samurah that the Prophet ﷺ prohibited celibacy. (Sahih) (Abū 'Eisā said:) Zaid bin Akhzam added in his narration: "And Qatādah recited: And indeed We sent Messengers before you, and made for them wives and offspring."[1] (He said:) There are narrations on this topic from Sa'd, Anas bin Mālik, 'Aishah and Ibn 'Abbās. (Abū 'Eisā said:) The Ḥadīth of Samurah is a Ḥasan Gharīb Ḥadīth. Al-Ash'ath bin 'Abdul-Mālik reported this Ḥadīth from Al-Ḥasan, from Sa'd bin Hishām, from 'Aishah, from the Prophet ﷺ and it is similar. And it is said that both narrations are Ṣaḥīh.
