Hadith #134
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَنْبَأَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ النُّطْفَةَ تَكُونُ فِي الرَّحِمِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا عَلَى حَالِهَا لَا تَغَيَّرُ فَإِذَا مَضَتْ الْأَرْبَعُونَ صَارَتْ عَلَقَةً ثُمَّ مُضْغَةً كَذَلِكَ ثُمَّ عِظَامًا كَذَلِكَ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُسَوِّيَ خَلْقَهُ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهَ
ا مَلَكًا فَيَقُولُ الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ أَيْ رَبِّ أَذَكَرٌ أَمْ أُنْثَى أَشَقِيٌّ أَمْ سَعِيدٌ أَقَصِيرٌ أَمْ طَوِيلٌ أَنَاقِصٌ أَمْ زَائِدٌ قُوتُهُ وَأَجَلُهُ أَصَحِيحٌ أَمْ سَقِيمٌ قَالَ فَيَكْتُبُ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ إِذَنْ وَقَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْ هَذَا كُلِّهِ قَالَ اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ سَيُوَجَّهُ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ
Isnad Chain
هشيم
أبا عبيدة بن عبد الله يحدث
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Hushaym, from 'Ali ibn Zayd, from Abi 'Ubayda ibn 'Abdullah — that 'Abdullah [ibn Mas'ud] said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The drop [nutfa] remains in the womb for forty days in its state, unchanged. When the forty days have passed, it becomes a blood clot ['alaqa], then a lump of flesh [mudgha] — likewise for forty days each — then bones — likewise. When Allah wishes to complete the creation, He sends an angel to it. The angel appointed to it asks: O Lord, male or female? Wretched or fortunate? Short or tall? Lacking or having surplus? What is his provision and his lifespan? Healthy or sick? All of that is written.' A man among the people said: 'Then what is the point of deeds, if all this has already been determined?' He [Ibn Mas'ud] said: 'Act — for each person will be guided toward what he was created for.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 134
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3372
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39762