عن عبدِ الله بنِ مسعودٍ رضي الله عنه، قال: كُنَّا مع النبيِّ شَبابًا لا نجدُ شيئًا، فقال لنا رسولُ الله ﷺ: «يا معشرَ الشباب، مَن استطاع الباءةَ، فليتزوَّجْ؛ فإنه أغَضُّ للبصر، وأحصَنُ للفَرْجِ، ومَن لم يستطِعْ، فعليه بالصَّوْمِ؛ فإنه له وِجاءٌ»
74 - The importance of marriage
ꜤAbdullāh said:
We were young men with God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and we had nothing. The Prophet said to us: 1. Young people, whoever of you can meet marriage requirements, should get married. For marriage helps to lower one’s gaze and maintain chastity. 2. Whoever cannot, may resort to fasting, and it will be of help. Related by al-
Bukhari, ; Muslim, 1200.
Abu ‘Abd al-Raḥmān‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd
Abu ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd ibn Ghāfil ibn Ḥabīb who belonged to the Hudhayl tribe was one of the very early companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him). He was the first to recite the Qur’an in public in Makkah. He migrated to Abyssinia, then to Madinah and took part in the Battle of Badr and all other military expeditions with the Prophet. He took care of the Prophet’s sandals, helping him to wear them when he moved, and kept them for him when the Prophet took them off as he sat down. He died in Madinah in Year 32 or 33 AH, 654 CE.
