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Sunan an-Nasai 3215 (Book 26, Hadith 20) #17827
Marriage vs Castration

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) advised Abu Hurairah to not castrate himself when he was unable to afford marriage.

Narrated Abu Salamah: It was narrated from Abu Salamah that Abu Hurairah said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I am a young man and I fear hardship for myself, but I cannot afford to marry; should I castrate myself?'" The Prophet turned away from him until he said it three times. Then the Prophet said: "O Abu Hurairah, the pen is dried concerning what you are going to face, so (it is up to you whether) you castrate yourself or not". Abu Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: Al-Awzai did not hear this narration from Az-Zuhri, and this hadith is sahih, Yunus reported it from Az-Zuhri.
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ قَدْ خَشِيتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي الْعَنَتَ وَلاَ أَجِدُ طَوْلاً أَتَزَوَّجُ النِّسَاءَ أَفَأَخْتَصِي فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ حَتَّى قَالَ ثَلاَثًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ "‏ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ بِمَا أَنْتَ لاَقٍ فَاخْتَصِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَوْ دَعْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيُّ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِنَ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ قَدْ رَوَاهُ يُونُسُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ

TOPICS
marriage  *  castration  *  dried  *  advice

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek advice from those more knowledgeable than oneself before making any decisions in life .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrates the story of how the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised Abu Hurairah not to castrate himself when he was unable to afford marriage. The Prophet's advice implies that it is better for a person to marry than it is for them to castrate themselves in order to avoid hardship. This hadith also teaches us that patience and perseverance are important virtues; as the Prophet did not answer Abu Hurairah until he asked three times. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us that we should always seek advice from those who are more knowledgeable than us before making any decisions in life.

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