Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3209
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَنْكِحْ فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ وَمَنْ لاَ فَلْيَصُمْ فَإِنَّ الصَّوْمَ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ " .
Muhammad ibn Mansur reported to us; he said: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Umarah ibn Umayr, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid, from Abd Allah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to us: ‘Young men, whoever among you is able to marry should marry, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding chastity. Whoever cannot should fast, for fasting is a restraint for him.’
Translation notes
The phrase الْبَاءَةَ refers to capacity for marriage; وَجَاءٌ figuratively describes fasting as a restraint.