Sayyiduna Marthad (may Allah be pleased with him), who was one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), said: Allah Almighty drew two kinds of lines in His writing, then He raised the Pen; in one of the two He wrote the creation, and in the other line He wrote what the creation would do.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains al-Husayn bin Yahya al-Khushani, whom Duhaym and others declared thiqah (trustworthy), while the majority declared him da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب القدر / 11800
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (328/20)»