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Is what was narrated regarding the intense sexual desire of Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with them both, and that he used to break his fast in Ramadan by engaging in intercourse, true or false?

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The report from Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that he "sometimes broke his fast with intercourse," was narrated by al-Tabarani and Abu Nu'aym with a good chain of transmission. This indicates Ibn Umar's sexual potency, and he himself stated that he was given a share of it that he did not know anyone else was given except the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Sexual potency, like other human strengths, may be bestowed by Allah upon both believers and disbelievers, and there is no Shariah-based evidence to prove that believers are stronger in this regard. Using this story to suggest some negativity in righteous people is a form of caprice and deception, as there were companions better than him about whom this was not mentioned. A believer should occupy themselves with what benefits them in their religion and worldly life and abandon what does not concern them.

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