Tradition n. 294

قالَ اللّه تَعالى :

وَ مِن آياتِهِ اَن خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّن اَنفُسِكُم اَزوَاجـًا لِّتَس كُنُوا اِلَيها وَ جَعَلَ بَينَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَ رَحمَةً اِنَّ في ذلِكَ لَآياتٍ لِقَومٍ يَّتَفَكَّرُونَ.

Allah (SwT) said:

“And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect.” (Sura al-Room, 30:21)

Tradition n. 295

فِي بِحارِ الأنوارِ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

جاتِ امـرَأَةُ عُثمـانَ بـنِ مَظعُـونٍ إِلى بَيـتِ اُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَقالَت لَها: لِـمَ عَطَّل تِ نَف سَكِ مِنَ الطّيبِ وَالصَّب غِ وَالخَضابِ وَ غَيرِهِ؟ فَقالَت: لِأَنَّ عُثمـانَ بنَ مَظعُونٍ زَوجي ما قَرَّبَني مُذ كَذا وَ كَذا، قالَـت اُمُّ سَلَمَةَ: وَ لِمَ ذا؟ قالَت: لِأَنَّهُ قَـد حَـرَّمَ عَلى نَفسِـهِ النِّساءَ وَ تَرَهَّـبَ، فَأَخ بَرَت اُمُّ سَلَمَةَ رَسُـولَ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم بِذلِكَ وَ خَرَجَ إِلى أَصحابِهِ وَ قالَ:

أَتَر غَبُونَ عَنِ النّـِساءِ، اِنّي آتِي النِّساءَ وَاُف طِرُ بِالنَّهارِ وَ أَنامُ اللَّيلَ، فَمَن رَغِبَ عَن سُنَّتي فَلَيسَ مِنّي.

When the Holy Prophet (S) received some information from 'Umm Salamah about 'Uthman Ibn Maz'un, he set out towards his followers and, (addressing some of them), said: “Do you keep away from (your) wives? Surely, I go to women, I eat food during the day, and I sleep at night. So, he who turns away from my way of life is not of me.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, p. 73

Tradition n. 296

قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

وَ مَن تَرَكَ التَّزوِيجَ مَخافَة العَي لَةِ فَقَد اَساءَ الظَّنَّ بِاللهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “He who abandons marriage for the fear of the expenses imposed on him, mistrusts Allah, Almighty and Glorious.”

Man La Yahduruh al-Faqih, vol. 3, p. 385

Tradition n. 297

عَنِ الإمامِ الرِّضا عليه السلام قالَ: اِنَّ امرَأَةً سَأَلَت أبا جَع فَرٍ عليه السلام فَقالَت : اَصلَحَكَ اللّهُ إِنّي مُتَبَتِّلَةٌ، فَقالَ لَها: وَ مَا التَّبَتُّلُ عِندَكِ؟ قالَت: لا اُريدُ التَّزويجَ أَبَداً، قالَ: وَلِمَ؟ قالَت: أَل تَمِسُ في ذلِكَ اَلفَض لَ، فَقالَ عليه السلام :

اِن صَرِفي، فَلَو كانَ فِي ذلِكَ فَضلٌ لَكانَت فاطِمَةُ صَلَواتُ اللهِ عليها اَحَقَّ بِهِ مِن كِ، اِنَّهُ لَيسَ اَحدٌ يَسبِقُها إِلى الفَضلِ.

It is narrated from Imam Ridha’ (‘a) that Imam as-Sadiq (‘a), in answer to a woman who wanted not to marry in order to gain a great virtue, said: “Do not do that, because if it was a virtue, Fatimah (May God bless her and give her peace) would be more competent than you, and, surely, there is none (of women) who can excel her in any virtue.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 219

Tradition n. 298

عَن أَبِي عَبدِ الله عليه السلام قالَ: اِنَّ ثَلاثَ نِسوَةٍ أَتَي نَ رَسُولَ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم فَقالَت اِحداهُـنَّ: اِنَّ زَوجِـي لا يأكُـلُ اللَّحمَ، وَ قالَـتِ الأُخرى: اِنّ زَوجِى لا يَشَمُّ الطِّيبَ، وَ قالَتِ الأُخرى: اِنَّ زَو جِي لا يَقرَبُ النِّساءَ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم يَجُرُّ رِداءَهُ حَتّى صَعِدَ المِن بَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللّهَ وَ اَثنى عليه ثُمَّ قالَ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

ما بالُ اَقوامٍ مِن اَصحابِي لا يأ كُلُونَ اللَّحمَ، وَلا يَشَمُّونَ الطِّيبَ وَ لا يأ تُونَ النّـِساءَ.

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) is narrated to have said that three women came to the Holy Prophet (S) and said that their husbands avoided eating meat or using perfume or approaching their wives. Then, (protesting their behaviour), he (S) hastened to come out and went up in the pulpit and, after praising Allah said: “What has happened to some groups of my followers that they do not eat meat, do not utilize perfume, and avoid approaching their wives?

Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 496

Tradition n. 299

عَنِ الإمامِ الصّادِقِ عليه السلام قالَ: جاءَت اِمرَأَةُ عُثمـانَ بنِ مَظعُـونٍ إِلى النَّبِيّ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم فَقالَت يا رَسُـولَ الله اِنَّ عُثمـانَ يَصُـومُ النَّهارَ وَ يَقُـومُ اللَّيـلَ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم مُغ ضِبًا يَح مِلُ نَ عليه حَتّى جاءَ إِلى عُثمانَ فَوَجَدَهُ يُصَلِّـي فَانصَرَفَ عُثمانُ حينَ رَآى رَسُولَ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم فَقالَ لَهُ:

يا عُثمـانُ لَـم يُرسِلنِـي اللّهُ تَعالى بِالرَّ هِبانِيَّةِ وَلكِن بَعَثَنِـي بِالحَنِيفِيّةِ السَّهلَةِ السَّم حَةِ، اَصُومُ وَ اُصَلِّـي وَ اَلم سُ اَهلِي فَمَن اَحَـبَّ فِطرَتِي فَل يَس تَنَّ بِسُنَّتِي وَ اِنَّ مِن سُنَّتِي اَلنِّكاحَ.

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said that when Uthman Ibn Maz'un's wife announced to the Prophet (S) that her husband was always busy fasting and praying day and night without paying attention to his life and wife, the Prophet (S) went unto his house and found him praying. When 'Uthman finished his prayer, the Messenger of Allah (S) said: “O' 'Uthman, Allah has not sent me for mockery but appointed me for a fluent, easy religion (which protects the rights of the body and soul). I fast, keep up prayers, and associate with my family. Then, he who likes my way and my creed, must follow my way of life, my Sunnah; and, verily, marriage is of my Sunnah.”

Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p.494