Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna ‘Uthman bin Maz’un (may Allah be pleased with him) wanted to practice celibacy, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade him from doing so. Sayyiduna Sa’d narrates: If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had permitted it, we would have become eunuchs.