Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 25
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "قِيلَ لِعِيسَى اِبْنِ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَا لَكَ لاَ تَتَزَوَّجُ فَقَالَ وَ مَا أَصْنَعُ بِالتَّزْوِيجِ قَالُوا يُولَدُ لَكَ قَالَ وَ مَا أَصْنَعُ بِالْأَوْلاَدِ إِنْ عَاشُوا فَتَنُوا وَ إِنْ مَاتُوا أَحْزَنُوا".
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "It was said to Isa عليه السلام (Jesus), the son of Mariyum صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم (Mary): 'Why do you not marry?' Isa عليه السلام replied: 'And what would I do with marriage?' They said: 'Children would be born to you.' Isa عليه السلام said: 'And what would I do with children? If they live, they will lead to trials, and if they die, they will cause me sorrow.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh