Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No servant can be a believer until he believes in destiny, whether it is good or bad, and until he has (firm) knowledge that whatever has befallen him could not have missed him, and whatever has missed him could not have befallen him (according to Allah's decree)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The affair of this Ummah will remain in harmony, unity, (agreement and conformity) as long as they do not discuss (the issues of) children and predestination."

Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No servant can attain the reality of faith until he knows with certainty that whatever is destined to befall him will not miss him, and whatever has missed him was never meant to befall him."

Tawoos Yamani says: All the companions I met used to say: Everything is dependent on destiny, and I heard from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that he said the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Everything is dependent on destiny, even helplessness and intelligence."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Everything has a reality, and a person cannot attain the reality of faith until he firmly knows that whatever is destined to befall him (according to Allah's decree) cannot pass him by, and whatever is destined to pass him by cannot befall him."

Ibn Zurarah narrates from his father that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "This verse was revealed about those who will deny destiny in the last era of my Ummah «ذوقوا مس سقر. إنا كل شيء خلقناه بقدر» 'Taste the touch of Hell. Indeed, We have created everything according to a determined measure.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The obligatory nor the voluntary worship of three types of people is accepted: the disobedient and ill-mannered, the one who reminds others of his favors, and the one who denies destiny."

Yahya bin Ya’mar and Humaid bin Abdur Rahman say: We met Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), and we mentioned before him the topic of Qadar (Divine Decree) and the opinions of people about it... A man from the tribe of Muzaynah or Juhainah said: O Messenger of Allah! In what are we acting? Is it according to something that has already been decided (decreed), or is it something new? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “According to that (Qadar) which has already been decided.” He or another man said: “Then what is the reality of action?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The deeds of the people of Paradise are made easy for them, and the deeds of the people of Hell are made easy for them.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that a companion said: O Messenger of Allah! The deeds we are doing, has their (decision already been made and) completed, or are we doing them anew? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The matter (has been decided and) completed." He said: O Messenger of Allah! Then what is the use of action? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person will be facilitated for that for which he was created."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty created the Pen first, and He held it in His right hand. And both of Allah's hands are right. And He wrote the world, and every good and evil deed done in the world, and every moist and dry thing, and counted all things with Him in the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz). Then He said: If you wish, (regarding this, recite this verse): «هذا كتابُنا يَنْطِقُ عليكم بالحق إنا كنا نَسْتَنْسِخُ ما كنتم تعملون» 'This is Our Book that speaks about you in truth; indeed, We were recording what you used to do.' (Surah al-Jathiyah: 29). Writing and copying happens only in that matter which has already been completed."