Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَأَنْ أَحْلِفَ تِسْعًا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُتِلَ قَتْلًا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَحْلِفَ وَاحِدَةً أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُقْتَلْ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ جَعَلَهُ نَبِيًّا وَاتَّخَذَهُ شَهِيدًا قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَالَ كَانُوا يَرَوْنَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ سَمُّوهُ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.
English Translation
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'The creation of one of you is gathered in his mother's womb for forty days as a drop (nutfah), then it becomes a clot (alaqah) for a similar period, then it becomes a morsel of flesh (mudghah) for a similar period. Then the angel is sent and breathes the spirit into it, and four things are written: his provision, his lifespan, his deeds, and whether he is wretched or blessed.'