Majma al-Zawaid 11813 — The cause of guidance

In one narration the words are: "Allah Almighty created His creation, then placed them in darkness, then He took of His light whatever He willed and cast it upon those people. So the light reached whomever He willed, and the light did not reach whomever He willed. That is why I say: The Pen has dried concerning all that is to be."
Ahmad recorded it with two chains, and al-Bazzar and al-Tabarani also recorded it; the narrators of one of Ahmad's two chains are thiqat (trustworthy).