46/1. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1696 — The Book of Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainment)
The way a human being is created in the womb of a mother and the writing of his provision (livelihood), his (date of) death, his deeds, and whether he will be blessed or wretched.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 1696
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1696
حديث أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: إِنَّ اللهَ ﷿ وَكَّلَ بِالرَّحِمِ مَلَكًا، يَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ نُطْفَةٌ يا رَبِّ عَلَقَةٌ يَا رَبِّ مُضْغَةٌ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ خَلْقَهُ، قَالَ: أَذَكَرٌ أَمْ أُنْثى شَقِيٌّ أَمْ سَعِيدٌ فَمَا الرِّزْقُ وَالأَجَلُ فَيُكْتَبُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ.
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet ﷺ said, “At (every) womb Allâh عزوجل appoints an angel who says, 'O Lord! A drop of semen, O Lord! A clot, O Lord! A little lump of flesh.' Then if Allâh wishes (to complete) its creation, the angel asks: '(O Lord) Will it be a male or a female, a wretched [1] or a blessed [2] and how much will his provision be? And what will his age be? So all that is written while the child is still in the mother's womb." ( Sahih Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 315, Vol. 1 )
[1] Wretched (in the Hereafter) i.e. he will choose the way which will lead him to the Hell-fire.[2] Blessed (in the Hereafter) i.e. he will choose the way which will lead him to the Paradise.
