Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 11922

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A servant is born a believer, lives as a believer and dies as a believer. And a servant is born a disbeliever, lives as a disbeliever and dies as a disbeliever. A servant does the deeds of the fortunate for a long period, then what was written for him overtakes him and he dies a disbeliever. And a servant does the deeds of the wretched for a long period, then what was written for him overtakes him and that person dies fortunate."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir in abridged form; its chain contains Umar bin Ibrahim al-Abdi, whom more than one scholar declared thiqah (trustworthy). Ibn Adi said: his narration from Qatadah is mudtarib (inconsistent). I say:
This report is one of them.