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Sahih Muslim 1438b — Allah Has Ordained Creation
The ruling on coitus interrupts ('Azl)
Azl Hadith Variant on Allah's Decree
Sahih Muslim : 1438b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1438b
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ، مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الزِّبْرِقَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، بْنُ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ فِي مَعْنَى حَدِيثِ رَبِيعَةَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ مَنْ هُوَ خَالِقٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
Habban Narrated from:
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Habban with the same chain of transmitters (but with this alteration) that he said: " Allah has ordained whom he has to create until the Day of judgment."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1438bIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 147USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3372
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1438b
This narration gives a shorter route for the same azl hadith. It says the report came through another chain from Habban with the same meaning, but with the wording: Allah has ordained whom He has to create until the Day of Judgment. The focus is on divine decree. It does not add a new story or a new situation. It confirms that human action cannot cancel what Allah has written to come into existence. For readers searching Sahih Muslim 1438b explanation, the safest reading is to keep it with the previous azl report. The hadith teaches that birth and creation remain under Allah's decree.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration is a variant of the same azl report.
- It states that Allah has ordained whom He will create.
- The wording points to the Day of Judgment.
- The report keeps the focus on divine decree rather than a new event.
