Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 11821

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) stood before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! What is your view about our deeds which we do: will we be held accountable for them before the Creator, so that if the deeds are good the outcome will be good and if the deeds are bad the outcome will be bad, or is it something about which the decree has already been settled and the Pen has dried? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Suraqah! The decree about it has already come and the Pen has dried concerning it. He said: O Messenger of Allah! Then on what basis should we act? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Suraqah! Do deeds! For each doer, that for which he was created is made easy. Sayyiduna Suraqah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then we will strive with full effort.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Abd al-Karim Abu Umayyah, who is da'if (weak).