Sahih Muslim, 1402 b
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Ibrahim bin Sa'd bin IbrahimfromSa'id ibn al-MusayyibfromSa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
Hadith text · Matn
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عِمْرَانَ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ، شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدًا، يَقُولُ رُدَّ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ التَّبَتُّلُ وَلَوْ أُذِنَ لَهُ لاَخْتَصَيْنَا .
English translation
Sa'id b. al-Musayyib reported:
I heard Sa'd (b. Abi Waqqas) saying that the idea of 'Uthman b. Maz'un for living in celibacy was rejected (by the Prophet), and if he had been given permission they would have got themselves castrated.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 16, Hadith 8
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 8, Hadith 3238 (deprecated numbering scheme)