مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب القدر
Book of Divine Decree
بَابُ سَبَبِ الْهِدَايَةِ .
The cause of guidance
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عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ فِي ظُلْمَةٍ ، ثُمَّ أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ نُورِهِ ، فَمَنْ أَصَابَهُ مِنْ نُورِهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ اهْتَدَى ، وَمَنْ أَخْطَأَهُ ضَلَّ ، فَلِذَلِكَ أَقُولُ : جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ عَلَى عِلْمِ اللَّهِ " .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, Allah Almighty created His creation in darkness, then He cast His light upon them. Whoever received that light on that day was guided, and whoever did not receive that light went astray. That is why I say: The Pen has dried in accordance with the knowledge of Allah Almighty."
وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ " خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ ، ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ فِي ظُلْمَةٍ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ مِنْ نُورِهِ مَا شَاءَ فَأَلْقَاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ، فَأَصَابَ النُّورُ مَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُصِيبَهُ ، وَأَخْطَأَ مَنْ شَاءَ ، فَلِذَلِكَ أَقُولُ : جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ " . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ بِإِسْنَادَيْنِ ، وَالْبَزَّارُ ، وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَرِجَالُ أَحَدِ إِسْنَادَيْ أَحْمَدَ ثِقَاتٌ .
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).
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).
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ : كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَأَقْبَلَ رَاكِبٌ حَتَّى أَنَاخَ بِالنَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ تِسْعٍ أَنْصَبْتُ بَدَنِي ، وَأَسْهَرْتُ لَيْلِي ، وَأَظْمَأْتُ نَهَارِي لِأَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ خَلَّتَيْنِ أَسْهَرَتَانِي ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا اسْمُكَ ؟ " ، قَالَ : أَنَا زَيْدُ الْخَيْلِ ، قَالَ : " بَلْ أَنْتَ زَيْدُ الْخَيْرِ " ، فَقَالَ : أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ عَلَامَةِ اللَّهِ فِيمَنْ يُرِيدُ وَعَلَامَتِهِ فِيمَنْ لَا يُرِيدُ ، إِنِّي أُحِبُّ الْخَيْرَ ، وَأَهْلَهُ ، وَمَنْ يَعْمَلُ بِهِ ، وَإِنْ عَمِلْتُ بِهِ أَيْقَنْتُ ثَوَابَهُ ، فَإِنْ فَاتَنِي مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ حَنَنْتُ إِلَيْهِ ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هِيَ عَلَامَةُ اللَّهِ فِيمَنْ يُرِيدُ وَعَلَامَةُ اللَّهِ فِيمَنْ لَا يُرِيدُ ، لَوْ أَرَادَكَ فِي الْأُخْرَى هَيَّأَكَ لَهَا ثُمَّ لَا تُبَالِي فِي أَيِّ وَادٍ سَلَكْتَ " .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَفِيهِ عَوْنُ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَفِيهِ عَوْنُ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a rider came, made his mount kneel by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I have come to you from a journey of nine days. I have exhausted my body, I have stayed awake through my nights and I have remained thirsty through my days, in order to ask you about two matters which have robbed me of my nights' sleep. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: What is your name? He said: I am Zayd al-Khayl. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Rather, you are Zayd al-Khayr. He said: I want to ask you about the sign of Allah Almighty concerning what He intends, and about His sign concerning what He does not intend. I love good and the people of good, and also those who act upon it; if I act upon it, I am certain of its reward, and if anything of it escapes me, I grieve over it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is the sign of Allah Almighty concerning what He intends, and the sign of Allah Almighty concerning what He does not intend is this: had He intended the other state for you, He would have made that other state easy for you, and then you would not care in which valley you travelled."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Awn bin Umarah, who is da'if (weak).
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Awn bin Umarah, who is da'if (weak).
