The Book of Marriage, Breastfeeding, Divorce, Mutual Oath-Swearing, and Manumission-01a
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The reciter: And Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak narrated to us. And Abu Kuraib, Muhammad ibn al-Ala, narrated to us, and the wording is his, saying: Ibn al-Mubarak informed us from Ma'mar from al-Zuhri from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib from Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, who said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1848Sahih (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : This means he rejected his asceticism, that is, leaving off marriage. It is as if he sought permission from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to practice asceticism, so he rejected it. Sa'd said: "Had he been permitted, we would have castrated ourselves", because when a man is castrated, his desire for women decreases, and it may cease entirely. If someone asks, what is the common ground between this and His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Muzzammil 73:8]? We say that the meaning of His saying, Exalted is He: [Al-Muzzammil 73:8] is to worship Him with devotion, not that the meaning is to leave off marriage. Yes.
The Messenger of Allah disapproved of Uthman bin Maz'un's desire to remain celibate; if he had given him permission, we would have gotten ourselves castrated.
رد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على عثمان بن مظعون التبتل ولو أذن له لاختصيناThe Shaykh : This means he rejected his asceticism, that is, leaving off marriage. It is as if he sought permission from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to practice asceticism, so he rejected it. Sa'd said: "Had he been permitted, we would have castrated ourselves", because when a man is castrated, his desire for women decreases, and it may cease entirely. If someone asks, what is the common ground between this and His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: