It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that Allah Almighty erases whatever He wills, except wretchedness and felicity, and life and death."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Ibn Abi Layla except Muhammad bin Jabir, and no one narrated it from Nafi' except Ibn Abi Layla."