What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of Celibacy

Qatadah narrated from Al-Hasan, from Samurah that:

The Prophet prohibited celibacy*. (Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 11, Hadith 3)

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

Sa’eed bin Al-Musayyab narrated from Sa’b bin Abi Waqqas:

“The Messenger of Allah refused Uthman bin Ma’zun (when he asked) regarding celibacy, and if he had permitted it for him, then we would have castrated ourselves.” (Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 11, Hadith 4)

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

*Celibacy is the state of voluntarily choosing to remain unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both.

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Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1082 – The Book on Marriage – كتاب النكاح عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم – Sunnah.com – Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1083 – The Book on Marriage – كتاب النكاح عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم – Sunnah.com – Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)