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Sunan Ibn Majah 78 (Book) #36980
Striving and Relying on Predestination

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught that everyone's place in Paradise or Hell has already been predetermined, but one should still strive and do good deeds as it will be made easy for them to do what they were created for.

It was narrated that 'Ali said: "We were sitting with the Prophet and he had a stick in his hand. He scratched in the ground with it, then raised his head and said: 'There is no one among you but his place in Paradise or Hell has already been decreed'. He was asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, should we not then rely upon that?' He said: 'No, strive and do not rely upon that, for it will be made easy for each person to do that for which he was created'. Then he recited: "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, and believes in Al-Husna. We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient. And denies Al-Husna. We will make smooth for him the path for evil".
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ وَبِيَدِهِ عُودٌ فَنَكَتَ فِي الأَرْضِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ كُتِبَ مَقْعَدُهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَمَقْعَدُهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ نَتَّكِلُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ اعْمَلُوا وَلاَ تَتَّكِلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَى * وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَى * فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَى * وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَى * وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَى * فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَى}‏

TOPICS
striving  *  relying  *  predestination  *  deeds  *  istikharah  *  alhusna

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to do good deeds; Keep your duty to Allah; Fear Him; Believe in Al-Husna; Make right choices & decisions in life.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us that although our place in Paradise or Hell has already been predetermined, we should still strive to do good deeds. We should not rely solely on this predestination as it is up to us to make the right choices and decisions in life. The Prophet (ﷺ) recited a verse from the Quran which states that those who give charity, keep their duty to Allah, fear Him, and believe in Al-Husna will have an easy path towards goodness. On the other hand, those who are greedy misers and deny Al-Husna will have an easy path towards evil. This hadith encourages us to make the right choices so we can be rewarded with goodness instead of evil.

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