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Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This hadith establishes that the beginning of the depiction (tasweer kashi) of a human being starts from the moment the drop of fluid (nutfah) begins to transform into a clot (‘alaqah), and gradually, step by step, color begins to fill in this outline, and after four months have passed, its features are refined. As is established from the Noble Qur’an (Surah Al-Mu’minun, verse 14) , from the drop of fluid (nutfah) a clot (‘alaqah) is formed, then from that a lump of flesh (mudghah) is made, then from the lump of flesh bones are created, and flesh is placed over the bones. Then it is brought forth as a new creation, meaning that after the flesh and skin are formed, the soul (ruh) is breathed into it. The details of these stages have already been mentioned in the narration of Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu). In this way, this hadith supports the narration of Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) that the time for the complete writing of the four matters comes after four months, when the complete structure of the human being has been formed. The Noble Qur’an also confirms the narration of Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu), and the meaning of the concise hadith should be understood in accordance with the detailed hadith. The hadith of Anas (radi Allahu anhu) also supports the narration of Ibn Mas’ud (radi Allahu anhu).