حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ آدَمَ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَی عَنْ التَّبَتُّلِ زَادَ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ وَقَرَأَ قَتَادَةُ وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِنْ قَبْلِکَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1849
It was narrated from Samurah that the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H forbade celibacy. Zaid bin Akhzam added: "And Qatadah recited: 'And indeed We sent Messengers before you (0 Muhammad P.B.U.H). and made for them wives and offspring."·(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020