It is narrated from Ibn Muhairiz that I went to the mosque and saw Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) sitting there. I asked: Is coitus interruptus (azl) permissible? He said: We went with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to the battle of Banu Mustaliq, where women were captured from the disbelievers. We felt desire and deprivation was difficult for us, and we also wished to sell those women and obtain money. Therefore, we intended to practice azl. Then we thought that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was present. How could we practice azl without asking him? So we asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "There is no harm in practicing azl, because any soul that Allah has decreed to create will surely be created until the Day of Resurrection."

Aamir bin Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to practice coitus interruptus (azl).

It is narrated from the Umm Walad of Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he (Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him) used to practice coitus interruptus (azl).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) did not practice coitus interruptus and considered it disliked.

Hajjaj bin Amr bin Ghaziyyah was sitting with Zayd bin Thabit when Ibn Qahd, a man from Yemen, came and said: O Abu Sa'id! (this is the kunyah of Zayd bin Thabit) I have some slave girls who are better than my wives, but I do not want all of them to become pregnant. May I practice coitus interruptus with them? Zayd said to Hajjaj: Give the ruling. Hajjaj said: May Allah forgive you, we come to you to learn knowledge. Zayd said: Tell (the ruling). When I said: They are your fields; if you wish, water them, and if you wish, leave them dry. I used to hear this from Zayd. Zayd said: He has spoken the truth.

It is narrated from Dhufayf that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked: Is coitus interruptus (withdrawal) permissible or not? He called his slave-girl and said: Tell them, but she felt shy before Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). He said: Look, this is the ruling; I myself practice coitus interruptus.

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is not permissible to practice coitus interruptus with a free woman without her permission, but it is permissible with one’s own slave-girl without her permission, and with someone else’s slave-girl, the permission of her owner is necessary.