[1]. Ibn Muhayriz reported that he entered the mosque and saw Abu Said al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, present there. He sat beside him and asked him about ‘azl (coitus interruptus). Abu Said narrated:
“We went out with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, to the campaign of Banu al-Mustaliq, and we received captives from among the Arab captives. At that time, we desired women and celibacy became hard for us. We loved to do ‘azl in such a situation. And we decided to do ‘azl at that time as well. But then we thought, the Messenger of Allah is amongst us, should we do ‘azl without asking him? So, we asked him about it and he said: There is no harm if you do not do it, for every soul that is to be born until the Day of Resurrection will be born.” (Sahih Bukhari, number 3848)
[2]. Abu Said al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the issue of ‘azl was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he asked: Why do you do that? The companions said: A man may have a wife who is breastfeeding, and if he has intercourse with her, he fears that she will become pregnant. Similarly, a man may have a slave-girl, and if he has intercourse with her, he does not want her to become pregnant. Upon this the Messenger of Allah said: There is no harm if you do not do it, because these are all matters of destiny.” (Muslim, number 2611)
[3]. Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, informed us – and he was truthful and truly inspired, he said:
“Verily, the creation of each one of you is compiled in his mother’s womb for forty days as a drop [nutfah], then he becomes a clot of blood for a similar period, then a piece of flesh for a similar period. Then an angel is sent to him and blows the spirit into him and is commanded with four decrees, to write down his rizq (sustenance), his life span, his deeds, and whether he will be blessed or wretched. And by Him besides whom there is no deity, indeed one of you acts like the people of Paradise until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written overrides and he acts like the people of Hell and thus he enters it. And indeed one of you acts like the people of Hell until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written overrides and he acts like the people of Paradise and thus he enters it.” (Bukhari, number 6133)