It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man named ‘Akkaf bin Bishr Tamimi came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him:“O ‘Akkaf! Do you have a wife?”He replied:“No.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked:“Not even a slave-girl?”He replied:“No.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked:“Are you not wealthy?”He replied:“Yes, I am wealthy.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Then you are among the brothers of Satan. If you were among the Christians, you would have been a monk. Our Sunnah is marriage. The worst among you are those who are unmarried, and the most despicable among your dead are those who are unmarried. Do you play with Satan? The most effective weapon Satan has to ensnare the righteous is woman, except for married people, for they are safe from this weapon. They are pure from indecent things. O ‘Akkaf! These women were the companions of Ayyub, Dawud, Yusuf, and Karsaf.”Bishr bin Atiyyah asked:“O Messenger of Allah! Who was Karsaf?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied:“He was a man who worshipped on the seashore for three hundred years, fasting by day and standing in prayer by night. Then he fell in love with a woman and committed disbelief in Allah and abandoned worship. Then Allah, due to some of his deeds, made up for his deficiency and accepted his repentance.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“O ‘Akkaf! Woe to you, get married, otherwise you will remain hesitant and confused.”He said:“O Messenger of Allah! Then you arrange my marriage.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“I have married you to Karima bint Kulthum Himyari.”