And the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, explained that even by resorting to forbidden castration, a person does not escape zinā (unlawful sexual intercourse). Rather, he will inevitably commit whatever share of it has been decreed for him. As reported in the two Sahīhs, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Allah has decreed for the son of Adam his share of zinā, which he will inevitably commit. The eyes commit zinā, and their zinā is looking; the tongue commits zinā, and its zinā is speaking; the ears commit zinā, and their zinā is listening; the hand commits zinā, and its zinā is grasping; the foot commits zinā, and its zinā is walking. The soul desires, and the private parts either confirm this or deny it.”

As for the hadith concerning withdrawal, withdrawal does not prevent conception, nor does refraining from it guarantee childbirth. Thus, if a man practises withdrawal with his slave woman and she bears a child, the child’s paternity is attributed to him, for semen can escape before withdrawal. Withdrawal also entails forgoing the pleasure of intercourse. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, therefore explained that a child whose existence has been decreed will come into being whether or not one practises withdrawal. As he said: “Not all semen results in a child.” Thus, refraining from withdrawal is not a cause of childbirth, nor is withdrawal