Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2229
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ مُحَيْرِيزٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، بَيْنَمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نُصِيبُ سَبْيًا، فَنُحِبُّ الأَثْمَانَ، فَكَيْفَ تَرَى فِي الْعَزْلِ فَقَالَ " أَوَإِنَّكُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ ذَلِكَ لاَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكُمْ، فَإِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ نَسَمَةٌ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلاَّ هِيَ خَارِجَةٌ ".
Abu al-Yaman informed us: Shuaib informed us, from al-Zuhri, who said: Ibn Muhayriz informed me that Abu Said al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, told him that while sitting with the Prophet he said: “Messenger of Allah, we obtain captives and desire their prices. What do you think about coitus interruptus?” He replied: “Do you really do that? There is no harm in your not doing so, for every soul that Allah has decreed to come into existence will indeed come into existence.”
Translation notes
The Arabic says there is no harm in not practicing withdrawal; the English witness renders this as saying it is better not to do so. The final clause affirms that every soul Allah has decreed to exist will come into existence.