135 hadith
A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ carrying a young child of hers, with another child holding her hand, and I do not recall him saying anything other than that she was also pregnant. She asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for nothing that day…
أحمد 22219DaifA woman came to the Prophet ﷺ to ask him for something, and she had two small boys with her. He gave her three dates, and she gave each of them a date. Then one of the two boys began to cry, so she split the third date and gave each of them…
أحمد 22173DaifA man said, "Messenger of Allah, I have a slave-girl, and I practice withdrawal with her because I dislike that she should become pregnant, yet I desire what men desire. The Jews claim that withdrawal is a minor form of burying alive." He…
الأعظمي 6372HasanA woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with her two sons, and she was pregnant. She did not ask him for anything that day without him giving it to her. Then he said, "They bear children, give birth, and are full of compassion. Were it not…
أحمد 22311DaifA man said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "I have a slave-girl and I practice withdrawal with her because I do not want her to become pregnant. The Jews claim that this is the lesser form of burying infants alive." He replied, "The Jews have…
أحمد 11502SahihThe Prophet ﷺ passed by a heavily pregnant woman at the door of a tent. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Perhaps her master intends to have intercourse with her?" They replied, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have a mind to curse him with a…
أحمد 27519SahihA man said, "Messenger of Allah, I have a Jariya, and I practice withdrawal with her. I dislike the idea of her becoming pregnant, yet I desire what men desire. The Jews claim that withdrawal is the lesser form of burying a child alive." He…
أبو داود 2171DaifIt was reported from the Prophet ﷺ that he came upon a heavily pregnant woman at the entrance of a tent. He asked, "Perhaps the man intends to have intercourse with her?" They said, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I was about to…
مسلم 3562SahihAbu Dharr said, "For me to swear ten times that Ibn Sayyad is the Dajjal is more beloved to me than to swear a single time that he is not." He said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to his mother and said, "Ask her how long she carried him…
أحمد 21319HasanA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I have a slave girl, and I practice withdrawal with her. I desire what any man desires, but I do not want her to become pregnant. The Jews claim that withdrawal is the lesser form…
أحمد 11477SahihIt was reported from the Prophet ﷺ that a heavily pregnant woman was brought before him at the entrance of a tent. He asked, "Perhaps he intends to be intimate with her?" They replied, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I was about to…
الأعظمي 6491SahihA man from Huzayl had two wives. One of them struck the other with a tent pole, causing her to miscarry. Someone said, "What do you say about one who has neither eaten, nor drunk, nor cried out, nor even given a sound at birth?" He replied,…
النسائي 4830SahihA woman said, "Messenger of Allah, this son of mine, my womb was a vessel for him, my breast was a drink for him, and my lap was a shelter for him. His father has divorced me and now wants to take him away from me." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
أبو داود 2276HasanTwo women were co-wives, and one of them struck the other with a stone or a tent pole, causing her to miscarry her unborn child. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled that for the unborn child a slave, male or female, was due, and he placed the…
الترمذي 1411SahihI was present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ among a group of people when he said, "I had intended to forbid breastfeeding a child while pregnant, but then I considered the Romans and the Persians, and I saw that they nurse their children in…
مسلم 3565SahihTwo women from Huzayl had a quarrel in which one struck the other, causing her to miscarry her unborn child. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled that compensation be paid for the unborn child in the form of a male or female slave.
الأعظمي 6869SahihA woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, this son of mine, my womb was a vessel for him, my lap was a shelter for him, and my breast was a drink for him, yet his father claims he will take him from me." He replied, "You…
أحمد 6707HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand my soul rests, the miscarried child will drag its mother by its umbilical cord into Paradise, if she bears the loss patiently seeking reward."
ابن ماجه 1609DaifA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I have a slave girl, and I practice withdrawal with her." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Whatever is destined will come to be." Not long after, she became pregnant. So he came to the Prophet ﷺ and said,…
أحمد 15174SahihA woman came to the Prophet ﷺ with her two young sons, carrying one and leading the other by the hand. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "They bear children, they give birth, and they are full of compassion. Were it not for the way they treat…
ابن ماجه 2013DaifA woman said, "Messenger of Allah, this son of mine, my womb was a vessel for him, my breast a drink for him, and my lap a shelter for him. His father has divorced me and now wants to take him away from me." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to…
الأعظمي 6587HasanA man came to the Prophet ﷺ, and he mentioned the hadith, in which he said, "She was pregnant." He denied her pregnancy, and her son was attributed to her.
الأعظمي 6630SahihTwo women from Huzayl, during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, got into a fight, and one of them threw something at the other, causing her to miscarry her unborn child. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled that compensation for the unborn…
النسائي 4823SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave a ruling concerning two women from Huzayl who got into a fight. One of them threw a stone at the other and struck her in the belly while she was pregnant, killing the child in her womb. They brought the dispute…
البخاري 5758SahihA woman who had given birth after six months of pregnancy was brought before Uthman bin Affan, and he ordered that she be stoned. Ali bin Abu Talib said to him, "She does not deserve that. Allah [[r5]] says in His Book, *"and his bearing…
مالك 1595SahihTwo women of Huzayl were involved in a quarrel, and one of them struck the other, causing her to miscarry her unborn child. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled that compensation for the child was a slave, male or female.
مالك 1648SahihWith this chain of narration, the same hadith was reported, except that he said, "All of them will bear a boy who will fight in the path of Allah."
مسلم 4290SahihA slave-woman belonging to them committed fornication and became pregnant. Ali came to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him, so he said to him, "Leave her until she gives birth, then flog her."
أحمد 679DaifTwo women were married to a man from Huzayl. One of them struck the other with a tent pole, killing her along with the unborn child she was carrying. The dispute was brought before the Prophet ﷺ. One of the two men said, "How can we pay…
أبو داود 4568SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted permission to the pregnant woman who fears for herself to break her fast, and likewise to the nursing mother who fears for her child.
ابن ماجه 1668DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled that the blood-money for a fetus killed in its mother's womb is a male or female slave. He issued this ruling concerning the wife of Haml bin Malik bin al-Nabighah al-Hudhali.
أحمد 7026ADifficultHis father reported that the Prophet ﷺ said to Asim bin Adi, "Keep the woman with you until she gives birth."
الأعظمي 6625HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Once, among the people who lived before you, a woman was nursing her infant son when a proud horseman passed by, dressed in fine attire. The woman said, 'O Allah, do not let my son die until he becomes like this…
أحمد 9135SahihUmar bin Khattab asked about a woman's miscarriage caused by someone striking her belly so that she delivers a stillborn fetus. He said, "Which of you has heard anything from the Prophet ﷺ concerning this?" I said, "I have." He asked, "What…
البخاري 7317SahihHe traced the hadith back until it reached Abu Saeed, who said that this was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ, who asked, "What is that you are speaking of?" They replied, "A man has a wife who is nursing, and he has relations…
أحمد 11078SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, or he said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The angel comes to the drop of fluid after it has settled in the womb for forty nights." Sufyan once said, "Or fifty and forty nights." "He says, 'My Lord,…
أحمد 16142SahihSome captives were brought before the Prophet ﷺ, and among them was a woman whose breasts were flowing with milk. Whenever she found a child among the captives, she would take him, press him to her belly, and nurse him. The Prophet ﷺ said…
الأعظمي 12309SahihMy mother and I were among the oppressed. I was among the children, and my mother was among the women.
البخاري 1357SahihI was present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ among a group of people, and he was saying, "I had considered forbidding intercourse with a nursing woman, but then I looked at the Romans and the Persians, and I found that they have relations…
الأعظمي 6382SahihWe asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the fetus found in the womb of a slaughtered animal. He said, "Eat it if you wish, for the slaughter of its mother counts as its slaughter." Abu Abdullah said, I heard al-Kawsaj Ishaq bin Mansur say…
ابن ماجه 3199SahihI heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Do not kill your children secretly. By the One in whose hand my soul rests, it overtakes the horseman and throws him from his mount." She said, I asked, "What does he mean?" He replied, "Ghilah, when a man has…
أحمد 27585DaifA man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about coitus interruptus, saying, "My wife is nursing, and I do not want her to become pregnant." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Whatever has been decreed for the womb will surely come to pass."
النسائي 3330HasanHe mentioned a report joined to it, saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in a gathering when Jibreel [[r0]] came to him and sat before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade certain categories of women, and…
أحمد 17169HasanSome captives were brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and there was a woman among the captives searching about, and whenever she found a child among the captives, she would take it, press it against her belly, and nurse it. The Messenger…
الأعظمي 11400SahihSome captives were brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and there was a woman among them searching frantically. Whenever she found a child among the captives, she would take him, press him to her chest, and nurse him. The Messenger of Allah…
الأعظمي 13081SahihA man from the Ansar came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I have a slave girl who draws water on my camel, and I practice withdrawal with her while having relations with her, yet she has now borne a child." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied,…
أحمد 14362SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The slaughter of the fetus is the slaughter of its mother."
أبو داود 2828HasanView hadith
مالك 1651Not a hadithI came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as part of the delegation from Kindah, and he asked me, "Do you have any children?" I replied, "A boy was born to me from the daughter of Jamd while I was on my way to you, and I would have preferred that…
الأعظمي 13572HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The slaughter of the fetus is accomplished by the slaughter of its mother."
الأعظمي 7206HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The slaughter of the fetus is accomplished through the slaughter of its mother."
الترمذي 1476SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ being asked about coitus interruptus, and he replied, "That is the hidden form of burying infants alive."
أحمد 27036SahihI came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with the delegation of Kindah, and he asked me, "Do you have any children?" I replied, "A boy was born to me from the daughter of Jadd while I was on my way to you, and I would have preferred to have, in…
أحمد 21840SahihI was present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ among a group of people when he said, "I had intended to forbid intercourse with a nursing woman, but then I considered the Romans and the Persians, and found that they have intercourse with their…
أحمد 27447SahihSome captives were brought before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Among them was a woman searching anxiously, and whenever she found a child among the captives, she would take him, press him to her belly, and nurse him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
مسلم 6978SahihHis father reported that the Prophet ﷺ said to Asim bin Adi, "Keep the woman with you until she gives birth."
أبو داود 2246HasanHe heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "While a woman was nursing her son, a rider passed by her as she was nursing him, so she said, 'Allah, do not let my son die until he becomes like this man.' The child responded, 'Allah, do not make me…
البخاري 3466SahihA man from Ashja asked the Prophet ﷺ about coitus interruptus, saying, "My wife is nursing." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Whatever is decreed for the womb will surely come to be."
أحمد 15732SahihMy mother and I were among the oppressed. I was among the children and my mother was among the women.
الأعظمي 12181SahihOne of the daughters of the Prophet ﷺ sent word to him while he was with the Prophet ﷺ, along with Saad and Ubayy. She said, "We believe my daughter is dying, so come and be with us." He sent back greetings of peace and said, "To Allah…
البخاري 5655Sahih