Alqamah bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that I was with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) met him at Mina and said, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, I have a matter to discuss with you." Then both of them went aside in private. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, would you like us to arrange your marriage with a virgin girl who would remind you of the days gone by?" Since Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) did not feel the need for this, he signaled to me and said, "Alqamah (come here)." When I reached him, he was saying, "If this is your (O Uthman) suggestion, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: 'O young men! Whoever among you has the means to marry should get married, and whoever does not have the means should observe fasting, for it will diminish his sexual desire.'"