سنن نسائی · Hadith 2251

It was narrated that ‘Alqamah said: “I was with Ibn Mas’ud when he was with ‘Uthman, and ‘Uthman said: ‘Whoever among you has the means, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding one’s chastity. And whoever cannot, then fasting will be a shield for him.” (Sahih) Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa’i) said: This (narrator) is Abu Ma’shar, his name is Ziyad bin Kulaib, and he is trustworthy. He was a companion of Ibrahim. Mansur, Mughira, and Shu’bah reported from him. (As for) Abu Ma’shar Al-Madini; his name is Najih and he is weak, and with his weakness, he also became confused, he narrated Munkar narrations, among them: Muhammad bin ‘Amr from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, who said: “What is between the east and the west is the Qiblah.” And among them: Hisham bin ‘Urwah, from his father, from ‘Aishah, from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم “Do not cut meat with the knife, rather gnaw at it.”