Sunan an-Nasa'i 3212
سنن النسائي#3212SahihNarrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas:It was narrated that Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said: "The Messenger of Allah forbade 'Uthman to be celibate. If he had given him permission we would have castrated ourselves
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Abu GhuddahSahih
Al-AlbaniSahih
Zubair Ali ZaiSahih - Agreed Upon
In-book reference: 26:17