Hadith record
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī & Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
CollectionṢaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī & Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
GradeAuthentic hadith
TakhrījNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
Relayed byAnas ibn Mālik
Languages11
Reading styleClassic Ivory
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Meaning
English
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah has appointed an angel in charge of the womb, and the angel says: 'O Lord, (it is) a sperm drop! O Lord, (it is now ) a clot! O Lord, (it is now) a piece of flesh.' Then, when Allah wills to complete its creation, the angel asks: 'O Lord, (will it be) a male or female? Wretched (an evil doer) or blessed (doer of good)? How much will his provisions be?
How long will he live?' All that is written while the fetus is still in his mother's womb."
Source textOriginal Arabic
عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: «وكَّلَ اللهُ بالرَّحِم مَلَكًا، فيقول: أيْ ربِّ نُطْفة، أيْ ربِّ عَلَقة، أيْ ربِّ مُضْغة، فإذا أراد اللهُ أن يقضيَ خَلْقَها، قال: أيْ ربِّ، أذكرٌ أم أنثى، أشقيٌّ أم سعيدٌ، فما الرزق؟ فما الأَجَل؟ فيكتب كذلك في بطن أُمِّه».