Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty intends to create a soul, the angel appointed over the womb says, 'O Lord! Will it be a boy or a girl?' So Allah Almighty makes His decision known. Then the angel says, 'O Lord! Will he be wretched or blessed?' So Allah Almighty makes His decision known regarding that. Then the angel writes between his two eyes all those things which that person (when he grows up) will face, even to the extent that the stumbling he will encounter (that too is written down)."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There was a debate between Sayyiduna Adam, peace be upon him, and Sayyiduna Musa, peace be upon him. Sayyiduna Musa, peace be upon him, said: 'Are you that Adam whom Allah created with His own Hand, and into whom He breathed His spirit? Yet you led people astray and caused them to be expelled from Paradise.' Sayyiduna Adam, peace be upon him, replied: 'Are you that Musa whom Allah selected with His word? Are you blaming me for an action which Allah had already written for me before the creation of the heavens and the earth?' The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: So Sayyiduna Adam, peace be upon him, prevailed over Sayyiduna Musa, peace be upon him."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He learned of this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Once there was a debate between Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him). Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: O (Sayyiduna) Adam (peace be upon him), you are our forefather; you caused us disgrace and expelled us from Paradise. Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) replied to him: O Musa, Allah Almighty chose you for His speech and wrote (the Torah) for you with His own hand of power. Are you blaming me for an issue that was written in my destiny forty years before my creation? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) prevailed over Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him). Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) prevailed over Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him). Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) prevailed over Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him).

Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Allah Almighty created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) from all parts of the earth, so his progeny will be according to that. Among them are some who are black, some white, some red, some yellow, and some in between. Some are easy-going, some are sorrowful, some are bad, and some are excellent."

Abu Aswad Daili narrates: Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: O Abu Aswad, what is your opinion about the deeds people are doing today and the efforts they are making regarding them? Is this something about which a decision has already been made for them and everything has been decreed, or are they acting anew according to what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought to them in teachings, and can an argument be established against them because of this? I said: Rather, it is something about which a decision has already been made, which has passed before. Sayyiduna Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then this would be injustice. The narrator says: I became very anxious at this statement. I said: Everything is Allah Almighty’s creation and in the power of His kingdom; He cannot be questioned about what He does, but people will be questioned. So Sayyiduna Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said: May Allah keep you right (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words), may Allah grant you success. By Allah! I only asked you this question to gauge your intellect. (Then he informed:) Once, a man from the tribe of Muzaynah came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is your opinion about the deeds people do nowadays and the efforts they make regarding them? Is this something for which a decision has already been made for them, or are they working anew according to what the Prophet brought to them in teachings, and can an argument be established against them because of this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Rather, it is something about which a decision has already been made for them and it has passed before. The questioner asked: Then why should we act? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty will make the person do the deeds for which He has created him for one of the two destinations.
(The narrator says:) Its confirmation is present in the Book of Allah in these words:“And by the soul and Him Who proportioned it, and inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness.”

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A newborn child cries out loudly when Satan pokes him."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Sayyidah Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about a woman who sees in a dream what a man sees (i.e., the woman experiences a wet dream). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: O Umm Sulaym, when a woman sees this, she should perform ghusl (ritual bath). Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I felt shy about this and said, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Does this also happen? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, the man's fluid is thick and white, while the woman's fluid is thin and yellow. Whichever of them prevails or goes ahead (the narrator is unsure, perhaps these are the words), the child's resemblance is from that one.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man's seminal fluid is thick and white, while a woman's fluid is thin and yellow. Whichever of them prevails, the resemblance (of the child) will be to that one."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) was sent down to the earth, the angels said: O Lord! "Will You place therein one who will cause corruption therein and shed blood, while we glorify You with praise and declare Your holiness?" So the Lord said: I know what you do not know. The angels said: We are more obedient to You than the children of Adam. Allah Almighty said to the angels: Bring two angels from among yourselves, and We will make clear what they do. They said: O our Lord, Harut and Marut (are present). The Lord said: Both of you descend to the earth. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The most beautiful woman named Zuhra came before them. Both of them approached her and expressed their desire to commit adultery with her. She said: No, by Allah! I will not do so until you utter this polytheistic statement. Both of them said: By Allah! We will never associate anyone with Allah. She left them and went away. Then she returned, carrying a child in her arms. Again, they expressed their desire to commit adultery with her. She said: No, by Allah! Not until you kill this child. Both of them said: No, by Allah! We will never kill him. She left again. Then she came back holding a cup of wine. Again, they expressed their desire to her. She said: No, by Allah! Not until you drink this wine. Both of them drank the wine. They became intoxicated, committed adultery with the woman, and killed the child. When they regained consciousness, the woman said: By Allah! You committed every sin when you were intoxicated. (The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:) Then both of them were given the choice between the punishment of this world and the punishment of the Hereafter, so they chose the punishment of this world.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, said:) There was a woman who existed at that time; it does not refer to the star named Zuhra, which is in the sky and is among the hidden stars.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Iblis's throne is upon water, then he sends out his detachments; the one who creates the greatest turmoil is the most esteemed in his sight."