Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3218
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَلاَثَةٌ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَوْنُهُمُ الْمُكَاتَبُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الأَدَاءَ وَالنَّاكِحُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الْعَفَافَ وَالْمُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ " .
Qutaybah reported to us; he said: al-Layth narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ajlan, from Said, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Three have a right to Allah’s support, Mighty and Majestic: a mukatab who intends to pay his emancipation contract, a person who marries seeking chastity, and one striving in the cause of Allah.
Translation notes
A mukatab is an enslaved person with a contract to pay for emancipation. The narration promises divine support to three people, including someone marrying to preserve chastity.