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ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ هَذَا الْفِعْلَ مَزْجُورٌ عَنْهُ لَا يُبَاحُ اسْتِعْمَالُهُ

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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You have a reward in having sexual relations with your wife." It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there a reward in satisfying one's desires?" He said, "Yes, imagine if you had a child and he reached the age of puberty and then died, would you not consider him a source of reward?" The person said, "Indeed, I would." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Did you create him?" The person replied, "No, it was Allah who created him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then asked, "Did you guide him?" The person answered, "No, it was Allah who guided him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ further asked, "Did you provide for him?" The person again replied, "No, it was Allah who provided for him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Raise him in a lawful manner, and keep him away from the forbidden. Be steadfast with him, for if Allah wills, He will grant him life, and if Allah wills, He will take his life. And you will have a reward."  

ابن حبّان:٤١٩٢أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ سَلْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ حَرْمَلَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ أَبِي هِلَالٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى الْمَهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَكَ فِي جِمَاعِ زَوْجَتِكَ أَجْرٌ» فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَفِي شَهْوَةٍ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَجْرٍ قَالَ «نَعَمْ أَرَأَيْتُ لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ وَلَدٌ قَدْ أَدْرَكَ ثُمَّ مَاتَ أَكُنْتَ مُحْتَسِبَهُ؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «أَنْتَ كُنْتَ خَلَقْتَهُ؟ » قَالَ بَلِ اللَّهُ خَلَقَهُ قَالَ «أَنْتَ كُنْتَ هَدَيْتَهُ؟ » قَالَ بَلِ اللَّهُ هَدَاهُ قَالَ «أَكُنْتَ تَرْزُقُهُ؟ » قَالَ بَلِ اللَّهُ كَانَ رَزَقَهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَضَعْهُ فِي حَلَالِهِ وَجَنِّبْهُ حَرَامَهُ وَأَقْرِرْهُ فَإِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَحْيَاهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَمَاتَهُ وَلَكَ أَجْرٌ»