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We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) while we were young and had no wealth. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said,
"O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze
and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and
whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 67, Hadith 4
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While I was with `Abdullah, `Uthman met him at Mina and said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman ! I have
something to say to you." So both of them went aside and `Uthman said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rah. man!
Shall we marry you to a virgin who will make you remember your past days?" When `Abdullah felt
that he was not in need of that, he beckoned me (to join him) saying, "O 'Alqama!" Then I heard him
saying (in reply to `Uthman), "As you have said that, (I tell you that) the Prophet (ﷺ) once said to us, 'O
young people! Whoever among you is able to marry, should marry, and whoever is not able to marry,
is recommended to fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.
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We presented ourselves along with Ibn `Abbas at the funeral procession of Maimuna at a place called
Sarif. Ibn `Abbas said, "This is the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) so when you lift her bier, do not Jerk it or
shake it much, but walk smoothly because the Prophet (ﷺ) had nine wives and he used to observe the
night turns with eight of them, and for one of them there was no night turn."