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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 3027 — Whenever Ibn Mas'ud addressed us

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، ثنا رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ كُلْثُومٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي كُلْثُومُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَامِرِ بْنِ وَاثِلَةَ، قَالَ: كَانَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ إِذَا خَطَبَنَا بِالْكُوفَةِ قَالَ: الشَّقِيُّ مَنْ شَقِيَ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ، وَالسَّعِيدُ مَنْ سَعِدَ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ. قَالَ: فَأَتَيْتُ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنَ أَسِيدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْتُ: عَجَبًا لِرَفْعِ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ: الشَّقِيُّ مَنْ شَقِيَ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ قَالَ: فَقَالَ لِي حُذَيْفَةُ: وَمَا يُعْجِبُكُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ يَا أَبَا الطُّفَيْلِ؟ أَفَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ مِنْ هَذَا بِالشَّقَاءِ؟ وَرَفَعَ الْحَدِيثَ: إِنَّ مَلَكًا مُوَكَّلٌ بِالرَّحِمِ بِضْعًا وَأَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً إِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ مَا شَاءَ بِإِذْنِ اللهِ، فَيَقُولُ: أَيْ رَبِّ، أَذَكَرٌ أَمْ أُنْثَى؟ فَيَقْضِي رَبُّكَ وَيَكْتُبُ الْمَلَكُ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: أَيْ رَبِّ، أَشَقِيٌّ أَمْ سَعِيدٌ؟ فَيَقْضِي رَبُّكَ وَيَكْتُبُ الْمَلَكُ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: أَيْ رَبِّ، أَجَلُهُ؟ فَيَقْضِي رَبُّكَ وَيَكْتُبُ الْمَلَكُ، ثُمَّ يُطْوَى، مَا زَادَ وَلَا نَقَصَ "
Abu al-Tufayl Amir bin Wathilah said: Whenever Ibn Mas'ud addressed us in Kufah, he would say: The wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who was decreed fortunate in his mother's womb. So I went to Hudhayfah bin Asid, one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and said: How astonishing is this saying of Ibn Umm Abd (Ibn Mas'ud), that the wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb! Hudhayfah said to me: O Abu al-Tufayl, what is there in that to astonish you? Shall I not tell you the reality of his wretchedness? And he narrated the hadith as a saying of the Prophet: "An angel is put in charge of the womb for forty-odd nights when Allah, by His will, wishes to create whatever He wills. He says: O Lord, is it male or female? So your Lord decrees and the angel writes it down. Then he says: O Lord, is it wretched or fortunate? So your Lord decrees and the angel writes it down. Then he says: O Lord, when will its death be? So your Lord decrees and the angel writes it down. Then the scroll is rolled up; nothing is added and nothing is taken away."
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الحاء / 3027
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 3، صفحہ 176، حدیث 3040