Hadith.5901 - Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Kufi narrated from Isma'il ibn Mihran, from Murazim, from Jabir ibn Yazid, from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari, who said that the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "When the child is in the womb of his mother, if it is a male, his face is turned towards the back of his mother, and if it is a female, her face is turned towards the belly of her mother. His hands are placed on his cheeks, and his chin is on his knees, in the position of one who is sorrowful and worried. He is like a tightly bound entity, connected by an umbilical cord from his navel to the navel of his mother. Through this umbilical cord, he receives nourishment from his mother's food and drink until the appointed time of his birth. Then Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Majestic, sends an angel who writes on his forehead whether he will be wretched or happy (person), a believer or a disbeliever, rich or poor. The angel also writes his lifespan, his sustenance, his illnesses, and his health. When the sustenance decreed for his through its mother's umbilical cord is cut off, the angel gives his a nudge, and he turns, startled by the nudge, causing his head to face the exit. When he is born onto the earth, he is met with great fear and intense torment. If he is struck by a breeze or touched by a hand, he feels pain similar to that of someone whose skin has been peeled off. He experiences hunger but cannot seek food, and he feels thirst but cannot request water, and he suffers pain but cannot cry out for help. So Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Blessed and Exalted, entrusts his mother with mercy, compassion, and love for him, such that she shields him from heat and cold with her own self, and she is almost willing to sacrifice her life for him. She becomes so affectionate towards him that she does not mind going hungry if he is full, or being thirsty if he is quenched, or being unclothed if he is clothed. Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Exalted is His remembrance, has placed his sustenance in his mother's breasts - one providing his drink and the other his food. When he nurses, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Majestic, grants him daily the sustenance that has been decreed for him. When he grows up, Allah سبحانه وتعالى grants him understanding of family, wealth, desire, and greed. Despite all this, he is exposed to afflictions, ailments, and tribulations from all directions. The angels guide him and direct him, while the devils mislead him and lead him astray. He is doomed unless Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Majestic, saves him. And Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Exalted is His سبحانه وتعالى remembrance, has mentioned the reality of mankind in His clear Book, saying: "And indeed, We سبحانه وتعالى created man from an extract of clay. Then We سبحانه وتعالى placed him as a drop of fluid in a firm lodging. Then We سبحانه وتعالى created the drop into a clinging clot, and We سبحانه وتعالى created the clot into a lump, and We سبحانه وتعالى created the lump into bones, and We سبحانه وتعالى clothed the bones with flesh; then We سبحانه وتعالى developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the best of creators. Then indeed, after that, you will surely die. Then indeed, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be resurrected." (Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:12-16) Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari said: I asked: "O' Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, this is our condition, but how is your condition and the condition of the successors after you in birth?" The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, remained silent for a long while. Then the prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: "O' Jabir, you have asked about a great matter which none can bear except one who has been granted great wisdom. Indeed, the prophets and the successors are created from the light of the greatness of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Glorified be His سبحانه وتعالى praise. Allah سبحانه وتعالى places their lights in pure loins and immaculate wombs, protecting them with His سبحانه وتعالى angels, nurturing them with His سبحانه وتعالى wisdom, and sustaining them with His سبحانه وتعالى knowledge. Their matter is too great to be described, and their conditions are too subtle to be comprehended, for they are the stars of Allah سبحانه وتعالى on His سبحانه وتعالى earth, His سبحانه وتعالى signs among His سبحانه وتعالى creation, His سبحانه وتعالى successors over His سبحانه وتعالى servants (people), His سبحانه وتعالى lights in His سبحانه وتعالى lands, and His سبحانه وتعالى proofs over His سبحانه وتعالى creation. O' Jabir, this is part of the concealed and stored knowledge, so conceal it except from those who are worthy of it."