Sahih al-Bukhari, hadith 310

Sahih al-Bukhari — Number 310 · Grading: صحيح

Chain (isnad): حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، قَالَ

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَكَّلَ بِالرَّحِمِ مَلَكًا يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ نُطْفَةٌ ، يَا رَبِّ عَلَقَةٌ ، يَا رَبِّ مُضْغَةٌ ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ خَلْقَهُ ، قَالَ : أَذَكَرٌ أَمْ أُنْثَى ، شَقِيٌّ أَمْ سَعِيدٌ ، فَمَا الرِّزْقُ وَالْأَجَلُ ، فَيُكْتَبُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ

Translation: Narrated Anas bin Malik:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "At every womb Allah appoints an angel who says, 'O Lord! A drop of semen, O Lord! A clot. O Lord! A little lump of flesh." Then if Allah wishes (to complete) its creation, the angel asks, (O Lord!) Will it be a male or female, a wretched or a blessed, and how much will his provision be? And what will his age be?' So all that is written while the child is still in the mother's womb (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))

Narrator: أنس بن مالك الأنصاري · Compiler: البخاري (d. 256 هـ)