Regarding The Divine Decree (Qadar)
Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 89 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 35
Source no. 89 · Volume 1 · Page 161
Sahih
صحيح الظلال (٣٦٢) ، الصحيحة (٣ / ٣٢٢)
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89. It was narrated that Jābir said: “A man from among the Ansār came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, I have a slave girl. Should I do ‘Azl (coitus interruptus) with her?’ He said: ‘Whatever is decreed for her shall come to her.’” He (the Ansārī) came to him later on and said: “That slave girl has become pregnant.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “Nothing is decreed for a person but it will surely come to pass.” (Hasan)
89 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِي يَعْلَى، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ لِي جَارِيَةً، أَعْزِلُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ: «سَيَأْتِيهَا مَا قُدِّرَ لَهَا» فَأَتَاهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: قَدْ حَمَلَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا قُدِّرَ لِنَفْسٍ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا هِيَ كَائِنَةٌ»
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There is no doubt that the Divine Decree shall overtake man's planning, but this should not deter man from taking the necessary steps. He should do his bit and leave the result to Allāh. 'Azl (coitus interruptus) means the process by which man, having an intercourse with his wife or slave girl, withdraws from her the moment he feels like ejaculating, so that he discharges himself outside, in the hope that no pregnancy would take place. This was their method of family planning in those days. Recourse to 'Azl is permitted with the slave girl for the simple reason that her pregnancy might impede her serviceability for the master and interfere with the domestic work, which is the main purpose of her presence in the house. As for the free woman (the wife), there is difference of opinion among the scholars as to the permissibility or otherwise of it.