Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَزْهَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْحَرَازِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا كَبْشَةَ الْأَنْمَارِيَّ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسًا فِي أَصْحَابِهِ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَقَدْ اغْتَسَلَ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ قَالَ أَجَلْ مَرَّتْ بِي فُلَانَةُ فَوَقَعَ فِي قَلْبِي شَهْوَةُ النِّسَاءِ فَأَتَيْتُ بَعْضَ أَزْوَاجِي فَأَصَبْتُهَا فَكَذَلِكَ فَافْعَلُوا فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَمَاثِلِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ إِتْيَانُ الْحَلَالِ.
English Translation
Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi told us, from Mu'awiyah — meaning Ibn Salih — from Azhar ibn Sa'id al-Hirazi, who said: I heard Abu Kabshah al-Anmari say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was sitting among his Companions. He went inside, then came out having bathed. We said, "O Messenger of Allah, has something happened?" He said, "Yes, so-and-so passed by me, and desire for women arose in my heart, so I went to one of my wives and had relations with her. So do likewise, for it is among the best of your deeds — going to what is lawful."