Narrated to us Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and Abu Kurayb, both saying: narrated to us Abu Mu‘awiyah, from al-A‘mash, from ‘Umarah ibn ‘Umayr, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid, from ‘Abdullah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: "O young men, whoever among you is able to afford marriage, let him marry, for it is more lowering of the gaze and more protective of the private parts. And whoever is not able, then let him fast, for fasting is a shield for him."