عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ السُّلَمِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ خَلَقَ آدَمَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الْخَلْقَ مِنْ ظَهْرِهِ وَقَالَ: هَؤُلَاءِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَا أُبَالِي وَهَؤُلَاءِ فِي النَّارِ وَلَا أُبَالِي)) قَالَ: فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! فَعَلَى مَاذَا نَعْمَلُ؟ قَالَ: ((عَلَى مَوَاقِعِ الْقَدَرِ))
Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Qatadah Salmi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Indeed, Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him), then brought forth his offspring from his back and said: These are for Paradise and I do not care, and these are for Hell and I do not care.” Someone asked: “O Messenger of Allah! According to what should we act?” He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “According to destiny.”