Why do you practise it? They said: There is a man whose wife has to suckle the child, and if that person has a sexual intercourse with her (she may conceive) which he does not like, and there is another person who has a slave-girl and he has a sexual intercourse with her, but he does not like her to have conception so that she may not become Umm Walad, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: There is no harm if you do not do that, for that (the birth of the child) is something pre- ordained. Ibn 'Aun said: I made a mention of this hadith to Hasan, and he said: By Allah, (it seems) as if there is upbraiding in it (for 'azl).  

فَرَدَّ الْحَدِيثَ حَتَّى رَدَّهُ إِلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ ذُكِرَ الْعَزْلُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَمَا ذَاكُمْ قَالُوا الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ تُرْضِعُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ مِنْهُ وَالرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الأَمَةُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَلاَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا ذَاكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الْقَدَرُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ الْحَسَنَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَكَأَنَّ هَذَا زَجْرٌ  

"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."  

ذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ 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  

[Machine] Have you heard anything from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about al-'azl (coitus interruptus)? He said: Yes, we asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about al-'azl, and he said: What is that? We said: That a man has a wife who is breastfeeding, so he desires her but dislikes the idea of her becoming pregnant. He therefore withdraws from her, and a man has a slave girl and he has no wealth besides her, so he desires her yet dislikes the idea of her becoming pregnant. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There is no harm if you do not do it, for that is a matter that Allah has decreed.  

سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْعَزْلِ شَيْئًا؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ سَأَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْعَزْلِ فَقَالَ وَمَا هُوَ؟ قُلْنَا الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ الْمُرْضِعُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ فَيَعْزِلُ عَنْهَا وَالرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ لَيْسَ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرَهَا فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ فَيَعْزِلُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ لَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الْقَدَرُ  

[Machine] The conversation was repeated until it was reported to Abu Sa'id who said: It was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ , so he said: "And what is your opinion regarding this matter?" They said: "A man may have a wife who breastfeeds him, and he dislikes having children from her. And a man may have a slave girl who is intimate with him, and he dislikes her becoming pregnant by him." So he said: "There is no harm if you do that, for it is only predestination." Ibn 'Awn said: So I mentioned it to Al-Hasan, and he said: "There is no harm upon you, as this is a prohibition."  

فَرَدَّ الْحَدِيثَ حَتَّى رَدَّهُ إِلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ ذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَمَا ذَاكُمْ؟ قَالُوا الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ تُرْضِعُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ مِنْهُ وَالرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ فَلَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا ذَاكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الْقَدَرُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ الْحَسَنَ فَقَالَ فَلَا عَلَيْكُمْ لَكَأَنَّ هَذَا زَجْرٌ  

[Machine] We said, "O Messenger of Allah, if a man has a slave-girl and he dislikes that she becomes pregnant, should he separate from her? And if a man has a wife who is breastfeeding and he dislikes that she becomes pregnant, should he separate from her?" He said, "It is not upon you to do so, as it is a matter of fate." Ibn 'Awn said, "I mentioned this to Al-Hasan, and he said, 'By Allah, it is as if this is a prohibition, and by Allah, it is as if this is a prohibition.'"  

قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ أَفَيَعْزِلُ عَنْهَا؟ وَتَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ تُرْضِعُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ أَفَيَعْزِلُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ «لَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الْقَدَرُ» قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلْحَسَنِ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَكَأَنَّ هَذَا زَجْرًا وَاللَّهِ لَكَأَنَّ هَذَا زَجْرًا  

"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." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3327)   

ذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «وَمَا ذَاكُمْ» قُلْنَا الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ تُرْضِعُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا فَيُصِيبُهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ مِنْهُ وَتَكُونُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ فَيُصِيبُ مِنْهَا وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ مِنْهُ قَالَ «لَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الْقَدَرُ»