Sahih al-Bukhari 3333

Hadith text

Narrated Anas bin Malik:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has appointed an angel in the womb, and the angel says, 'O Lord! A drop of discharge (i.e. of semen), O Lord! a clot, O Lord! a piece of flesh.' And then, if Allah wishes to complete the child's creation, the angel will say. 'O Lord! A male or a female? O Lord! wretched or blessed (in religion)? What will his livelihood be? What will his age be?' The angel writes all this while the child is in the womb of its mother

Anas bin Malik bataate hain: Nabi ne kaha, "Allah ne garbh mein ek farishta muqarrar kiya hai, aur farishta kehta hai, 'Aye Rab! Ek boond (yaani veerya). Aye Rab! Ek thakka. Aye Rab! Gosht ka ek tukda.' Aur phir, agar Allah bacche ki srishti poori karna chahta hai, farishta kahega, 'Aye Rab! Ladka ya ladki? Aye Rab! Barbaad ya bakhtavaar? Uski rozi kya hogi? Uski umr kya hogi?' Farishta yeh sab likhta hai jabke bacha apni maa ke garbh mein hota hai."

Sahih al-Bukhari 3333 · Book 60, Hadith 8