who said: “When Abū Usayd al-Sā‘idī married, he invited the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and his Companions. No one prepared any food for them or served them anything except his wife, Umm Usayd. She had soaked several dates overnight in a tawr (stone vessel). When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, finished eating, she macerated them for him—that is, she mashed them with her hand—and gave it to him to drink as a special offering.”) p. 164.

Authentic. It is documented in Ādāb al-Zifāf (p. 100).

206 – (The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Young men, whoever among you is able to marry should do so, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding chastity. Whoever is unable to do so should fast, for fasting will restrain his desire.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.) pp. 167 and 169.

Authentic. It was also narrated by the other five compilers of the Six Books from ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd, may Allah be pleased with him. It is documented at the beginning of the “Book of Marriage” in al-Irwā’ (1781).

207 – (Abū Qilābah related: Some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, intended to renounce worldly life, give up women, and embrace monasticism. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, addressed them sternly and then said: “Those before you were destroyed only by excessive strictness: they imposed hardship upon themselves, so Allah imposed hardship upon them. Their remnants are those in monasteries and hermitages. Therefore, worship Allah and associate nothing with Him; perform Hajj and ‘Umrah; and remain steadfast, and you will be kept steadfast.” Narrated by ‘Abd al-Razzāq, Ibn Jarīr, and Ibn al-Mundhir.) p. 168.

Weak, because Abū Qilābah—whose name was ‘Abdullāh ibn Zayd al-Jarmī—was a Successor; it is therefore mursal, missing the Companion link. However, Abū Dāwūd (1904) and al-Wāhidī in his Tafsīr (1/129/4) narrated through Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn Abī al-‘Amyā’ that Sahl ibn Abī