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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of the Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 89

Chapter: Regarding the Divine Decree (Qadr)

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 89

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِي، يَعْلَى عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي جَارِيَةً أَعْزِلُ عَنْهَا قَالَ ‏

"‏ سَيَأْتِيهَا مَا قُدِّرَ لَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَتَاهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ قَدْ حَمَلَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ مَا قُدِّرَ لِنَفْسٍ شَىْءٌ إِلاَّ هِيَ كَائِنَةٌ ‏"

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"A man from among the Ansar came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), 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 Ansari) came to him later on and said: "The slave girl has become pregnant." The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Nothing is decreed for a person but it will surely come to pass."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 89).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( أَعْزِلُ عَنْهَا ) أَيْ أَيَجُوزُ لِي الْعَزْل عَنْهَا أَمْ لَا وَالْعَزْل هُوَ الْإِنْزَال خَارِج الْفَرْج قَوْله ( سَيَأْتِيهَا إِلَخْ ) إِشَارَة إِلَى أَنَّ الْأَوْلَى تَرْكُهُ إِذْ لَا فَائِدَة فِيهِ قَوْله ( مَا قُدِّرَ ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْفَاعِل وَنَصْب شَيْئًا أَيْ قَدَّرَ اللَّه وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ شَيْء بِالرَّفْعِ فَقُدِّرَ عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول وَضُبِطَ عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول مَعَ نَصْب شَيْئًا وَكَانَ نَائِب الْفَاعِل الْجَار وَالْمَجْرُور وَهَذَا خِلَاف مَا عَلَيْهِ كَثِير مِنْ النُّحَاة أَنَّهُ إِذَا وُجِدَ الْمَفْعُول بِهِ تَعَيَّنَ لَهُ قَوْله ( إِلَّا هِيَ كَائِنَة ) أَيْ النَّفْس كَائِنَة أَيْ عَلَيْهِ أَيْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الشَّيْء الْمُقَدَّر لَهَا وَيَحْتَمِل أَ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 89
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 89
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 89
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 89

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1025

In the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when the Qur'an was being revealed, we used to engage in 'Azl. Hence, if it had been something forbidden, the Qur'an would have forbade us from doing it. [Agreed upon].

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : { كُنَّا نَعْزِلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-وَالْقُرْآنُ يَنْزِلُ , وَلَوْ كَانَ شَيْئًا يُنْهَى عَنْهُ لَنَهَانَا عَنْهُ اَلْقُرْآنُ } مُتَّفَقٌ…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3327

"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…

"‏ لاَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الْقَدَرُ ‏"

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 2172

Muhairiz said “I entered the mosque and saw Abu Sa’id Al Khudri . I sat with him and asked about withdrawing the penis (while having intercourse). Abu Sa’id said We went out with the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) on the expedition to Banu Al Mustaliq and took some Arab women captive and we desired the women…

مَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا مَا مِنْ نَسَمَةٍ كَائِنَةٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلاَّ وَهِيَ كَائِنَةٌ ‏"

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1438j

Mention was made of coitus interruptus in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) whereupon he said: Why would anyone of you do that? Verily, no soul is ordained to be created but Allah will create it

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وَلِمَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ أَحَدُكُمْ - وَلَمْ يَقُلْ فَلاَ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ أَحَدُكُمْ - فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَتْ نَفْسٌ مَخْلُوقَةٌ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ خَالِقُهَا

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Authentic Bulugh al-Maram 1024

The Jews say that coitus interruptus is minor infanticide. He said: The Jews told a lie. If Allah intends to create it, you cannot prevent it

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