(حديث مرفوع) (حديث موقوف) قَالَ : قَالَ : وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ ، ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ فِي ظُلْمَةٍ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ مِنْ نُورِهِ مَا شَاءَ فَأَلْقَاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ، فَأَصَابَ النُّورُ مَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُصِيبَهُ ، وَأَخْطَأَ مَنْ شَاءَ ، فَمَنْ أَصَابَهُ النُّورُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ اهْتَدَى ، وَمَنْ أَخْطَأَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ضَلَّ ، فَلِذَلِكَ قُلْتُ جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ " .
And I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that Allah Almighty created His creation in darkness, then on that day He cast His light upon them. Whoever received that light was guided, and whoever did not receive that light went astray. For this reason, I say that the pens have dried after writing according to Allah’s knowledge.