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Hadith 1837
While I was walking with `Abdullah 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 refrain from looking at other
women, and save his private parts from committing illegal sexual relation; and he who cannot afford
to marry is advised to fast, as fasting will diminish his sexual power."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 30, Hadith 15
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, 'All the deeds of Adam's sons (people) are for them, except fasting
which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.' Fasting is a shield or protection from the fire and
from committing sins. If one of you is fasting, he should avoid sexual relation with his wife and
quarreling, and if somebody should fight or quarrel with him, he should say, 'I am fasting.' By Him in
Whose Hands my soul is' The unpleasant smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is
better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk. There are two pleasures for the fasting person, one
at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he will meet his Lord; then he will be
pleased because of his fasting." Sahih al-Bukhari Book 30, Hadith 14
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not fast unless you see the crescent (of Ramadan),
and do not give up fasting till you see the crescent (of Shawwal), but if the sky is overcast (if you
cannot see it), then act on estimation (i.e. count Sha'ban as 30 days). Sahih al-Bukhari Book 30, Hadith 16