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Sahih Bukhari 5208 — Al-‘Azl While the Qur’an Was Revealed
The coitus interruptus
Hadith About Al-‘Azl While the Qur’an Was Being Revealed
Sahih Bukhari : 5208
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5208
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ عَمْرٌو أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، رضى الله عنه قَالَ كُنَّا نَعْزِلُ وَالْقُرْآنُ يَنْزِلُ. وَعَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نَعْزِلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالْقُرْآنُ يَنْزِلُ.
Jabir Narrated from:
We used to practice coitus interrupt us while the Qur'an was being revealed. Jabir added: We used to practice coitus interrupt us during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while the Qur'an was being Revealed.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5208, 5209In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 142USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 136
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5208
This hadith about al-‘azl gives an added point compared with a shorter report. Jabir says that the companions practiced coitus interruptus while the Qur’an was being revealed. He also adds that they practiced it during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The meaning should be kept within these words. The report tells us the practice was known at that time and that Jabir linked it to the period of revelation. It does not, by itself, explain every condition or every related ruling. The main search terms are “azl hadith,” “coitus interruptus in Islam,” and “withdrawal method hadith.” A careful reader should note both parts: the practice and the time in which it happened.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir reports that al-‘azl was practiced while the Qur’an was being revealed.
- The narration links the practice to the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم lifetime.
- The wording should not be used to discuss matters not named in it.
- Related rulings should be studied with other narrations and scholars.
