The Prophet ﷺ prevented ʿUthman bin Mazun from that (not marrying), and had he allowed him, we would have got ourselves castrated. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5074)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ يَقُولُ «لَقَدْ رَدَّ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ وَلَوْ أَجَازَ لَهُ التَّبَتُّلَ لَاخْتَصَيْنَا»  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic phrase "نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ التَّبَتُّلِ" into English is: "The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) forbade self-mutilation."  

«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ التَّبَتُّلِ»  

[Machine] "When it came to the matter of Uthman ibn Madhun, who was known for his abstention from women, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a messenger to him and said, 'O Uthman, I have not been commanded to adopt a monastic lifestyle. Have you turned away from my Sunnah?' Uthman replied, 'No, O Messenger of Allah.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Verily, it is from my Sunnah to pray, sleep, fast, give charity, get married, and divorce. Whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me, O Uthman. Indeed, your family has rights over you, and you have rights over yourself.' Saad said, 'By Allah, all the men among the Muslims were united in their acknowledgement that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ showed special preference to Uthman regarding his choice to abstain from women.'"  

لَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ الَّذِي كَانَ مِنْ تَرْكِ النِّسَاءِ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنِّي لَمْ أُومَرْ بِالرَّهْبَانِيَّةِ أَرَغِبْتَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي؟» قَالَ لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «إِنَّ مِنْ سُنَّتِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ وَأَنَامَ وَأَصُومَ وَأَطْعَمَ وَأَنْكِحَ وَأُطَلِّقَ فَمَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنَّ لِأَهْلِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَلِنَفْسِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا» قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ كَانَ أَجْمَعَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنْ هُوَ أَقَرَّ عُثْمَانَ عَلَى مَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ نَخْتَصِيَ فَنَتَبَتَّلَ