Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the sperm-drop has remained settled in the womb for forty days and forty nights, Allah Almighty sends an angel to it. That angel says: O my Lord! When will its death come? And he is told. Then he says: O my Lord! Will it be male or female? And he is told. He says: O my Lord! Will it be wretched or fortunate? And he is told."
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains Khusayf, whom Yahya bin Ma'in and a group declared thiqah (trustworthy), and there is disagreement about him; the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب القدر / 11806
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