أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَة ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : لَقِيَهُ عُثْمَانُ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَلْ لَكَ فِي جَارِيَةٍ بِكْرٍ تُذَكِّرُك؟، فَقَالَ : قُلْتَ : ذَاكَ فَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ : " يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِمَنْ كَانَ يَسْتَطِيعُ مِنْكُمْ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَلْيَصُمْ فَإِنَّ الصَّوْمَ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ "

Muhammad bin Yusuf told us, Sufyan told us, on the authority of Al-A’mash, on the authority of Ibrahim, on the authority of Alqamah, on the authority of Abdullah, he said: Uthman met him And I was with him, so he said to him: O Abu Abdul Rahman, do you have a virgin maid who reminds you? He said: I said: That is because I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. May God bless him and grant him peace. He says: “O young people, whoever among you is able to do so, let him get married, for it will lower one’s gaze and protect one’s chastity.” And whoever is not able, let him fast, for fasting is a reward for him.”