Q 2: What is the degree of authenticity of these two Hadiths: "The worst among you is the one who does not get married" And: Anyone who has the means to marry but he does not do so is not of my followers. ?

A: The Hadith reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) with the wording: "The worst among you is the one who does not get married" is part of a long Hadith reported by Abu Ya`la and Al-Tabarany on the authority of Abu Hurayrah with a Sanad (chain of narrators) which includes Khalid ibn Isma`il Al-Makhzumy who is Matruk (a narrator whose Hadith transmission was discarded due to unreliability). They reported the Hadith through another Da`if (weak) Sanad on the authority of `Atiyyah ibn Bishr Al-Maziny as Hadith Marfu` (a Hadith narrated from the Prophet with a connected or disconnected chain of narration). Ibn Al-Jawzy reported it in his book Al-Mawdu`at (fabricated Hadiths), and Al-`Aqily reported it in his book Al-Du`afa' (weak narrators). Ibn Mandah said that the Sanad of this Hadith includes Mu`awiyah ibn Yahya who is a weak narrator, and Baqiyyah ibn Al-Walid and Muslim ibn Al-Walid who are Mudallis (a Hadith narrator who provides misleading information about his shaykh or the chain of narration). In his book Al-Isabah, Al-Hafizh ibn Hajar said that this Hadith has many Sanads which are all weak.As for the Hadith: Anyone who has the means to marry but remains single is not of my followers. Ibn Ma`in said that it is reported by Al-Tabarany in Al-Awsat and Al-Kabir, (Part No. 3; Page No. 222) with a Sanad that is Mursal (with no Companion of the Prophet in the chain of narration) and Hasan (good).In his book Al-Targhib and Al-Tarhib, Al-Mundhiry said that this Hadith is reported by Al-Tabarany with a Sanad that is Hasan and by Al-Bayhaqy, and that it is Mursal. Ibn Hajar said in Al-Fat-h that this Hadith is reported by Al-Darimy and Al-Bayhaqy on the authority of Ibn Abu Najih. Ibn Hajar affirmed that this Hadith is Mursal. It is also mentioned by Al-Baghawy in Mu`jam Al-Sahabah.The Mursal falls under the same ruling as the Da`if, and so cannot be taken as an evidence.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.