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It is narrated from 'Uthman ibn Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "O Messenger of Allah, permit us to castrate ourselves." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever castrates himself or is castrated is not from us. The castration of my Ummah is fasting." He said: "Permit us to wander in devotion." He said: "The wandering of my Ummah is Jihad in the cause of Allah." He said: "Permit us to live in monasticism." He said: "The monasticism of my Ummah is sitting in the mosques waiting for the prayer."