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Sunan an-Nasai 3327 — Coitus Interruptus and Divine Decree
Coitus Interruptus
Hadith About Coitus Interruptus and Al-Qadr
Sunan an-Nasai : 3327
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3327
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ بِشْرِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، وَرَدَّ الْحَدِيثَ حَتَّى رَدَّهُ إِلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ ذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " وَمَا ذَاكُمْ " . قُلْنَا الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ فَيُصِيبُهَا وَيَكْرَهُ الْحَمْلَ وَتَكُونُ لَهُ الأَمَةُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ مِنْهُ . قَالَ " لاَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الْقَدَرُ " .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
Mention of that (coitus interruptus) was made to the Messenger of Allah and he said: "Why do you do that?" We said: "A man may have a wife, and he has intercourse with her, but he does not want her to get pregnant, or he may have a concubine, and he has intercourse with her, but he does not want her to get pregnant." He said: "It does not make any difference if you do that, for it is the matter of Al-Qadr."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3327In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 132English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3329
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3327
This Hadith about coitus interruptus in Islam records a question raised before the Messenger of Allah. The Companions explained that a man may have intercourse with his wife but dislike pregnancy, or may have a concubine and dislike that she become pregnant. The Prophet said that it does not make any difference if they do that, because it is the matter of Al-Qadr. The Hadith focuses on human action and divine decree. It does not give a wide discussion of family planning, so the explanation should stay with the text: people may try to avoid pregnancy, but what happens remains tied to Allah’s decree.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions asked openly about coitus interruptus.
- The Prophet connected the outcome of pregnancy to Al-Qadr.
- The text shows that human choices do not escape divine decree.
- The narration should not be stretched beyond the case it mentions.
