16/22. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1438d — No Harm If You Do Not Practise It
The ruling on coitus interrupts ('Azl)
Azl and Qadar Hadith in Simple Words
Sahih Muslim : 1438d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1438d
وَحَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ، بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ نَعَمْ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الْقَدَرُ" .
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) (was asked if he had heard it himself), to which he said: Yes. (I heard) Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: There is no harm if you do not practise it, for it (the birth of the child) is something ordained (by Allah).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1438dIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 149USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3374
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1438d
This narration gives another short wording of the azl hadith. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri was asked whether he heard it himself, and he said yes. He reported from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: there is no harm if you do not practise it, for it is Qadar, something ordained by Allah. The wording is direct and should be kept direct. It links the question of azl with Allah's decree. The report does not expand into every family planning question. It simply teaches that the birth of a child rests under what Allah has ordained. For readers searching azl and Qadar hadith, this is the key point.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Sa'id confirmed that he heard the report himself.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم connected the matter to Qadar.
- The wording says there is no harm if they do not practise it.
- The narration points to Allah's decree over whether a child is born.
