10 Days to Marry
It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. Masʿūd – Allāh be pleased with him – said:
If I had ten days left to live, and I knew I would die by the end of them, and I had enough time to get married, I would get married for fear of temptation (fitnah). Sa’īd b. Mansūr, Al-Sunan article 493.
Sa’īd b. Mansūr, Al-Sunan article 493.
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