Abu Khizamah narrates:
The Rasul of Allah (saw) was asked: “Do you think the medicines with which we treat ourselves, the readings by which we seek healing, and the means of protection that we seek, change the decree of Allah at all?”
He said:
“They are also a part of the decree of Allah. The son of Adam was created with ninety-nine deaths before him, if he can overcome these dangers, he will eventually come to old age and die.”
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Hadhrat Ali (ra) narrates:
The Rasul of Allah (saw) said:
“Until the servant has faith in the following four things he is not a believer: That there is no God but Allah, that I am the Rasul of Allah, that death and life after death exists, and that destiny is a reality.”
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Jabir bin Abdullah (ra) narrates:
The Rasul of Allah (saw) said:
“Until a servant believes that good and bad is from fate, that whatever has reached him could never have missed him, and what has missed him could never have reached him, he cannot be a believer.”
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Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr...
The Rasulullah (saw) came upon us as though holding two books in his hands and asked us,
“Do you know what these books are?”
“No O Rasul of Allah, we may only know if you tell us.”
Upon this he showed the book in his right hand and said,
“This is a book from the Rabb of the worlds. In it are the names of those who will go to paradise, their father's names and the names of their tribes. It contains every name in detail, there will be no addition to it nor will there be any subtraction from it anymore.”
Then he showed the book in his left hand and said,
“This too is a book from the Rabb of the worlds and contains the names of those who will go to hell, their fathers’ names and the names of their tribes. Every name has been recorded in detail, there will be absolutely no addition to it nor any subtraction from it anymore.”
We asked, “O Rasul of Allah (saw) if it has been predetermined then what is the purpose of our deeds and practices here?”
He said;
“Be righteous and moderate, for he who will go to paradise regardless of whatever deed he may have done in the past his final deed will be the deed of the people of paradise. And he who will go to hell, regardless of whatever deed he may have done in the past his final deed will be the deed of the people of hell. Our Rabb has determined the fate of His servants. One section is in hell.”
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It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (ra) that the Rasul (saw) said:
“There is no Adwa (no disease is conveyed from the sick to the healthy without the Permission of Allah), nor Haamah (i.e. owl), nor Safar.”
A Bedouin stood up and said, “Then what about my camels? They are like deer on the sand, but when a mangy camel comes and mixes with them, they all get infected with mangy.”
The Rasul (saw) said:
“Then who infected the first one? There is no adwa and safar, Allah has created every soul and preordained its life, sustenance, and every incident he will encounter!”
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Abu Hurairah (ra) narrates:
Rasulullah (saw) said,
“Nobody's good deed will take him to paradise.”
“How about you O Rasul of Allah (saw)?”
The Rasul (saw) answered:
“Yes, including me. I will go to Paradise only out of the bounty and grace of Allah. Therefore, my companions, refrain from going to extremes in your work and your worship. Follow the right (moderate) way to get closer to Allah. And let none of you wish for death. For if it is a person of good virtue, he may increase his good virtue and if he is a sinner then he may repent before death.”
Bukhari, Tajrid Hadith number 1918.
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported:
The Rasul of Allah, (saw) said,
“Verily, Allah Almighty created His creation in darkness and He cast over them His light. Whoever is touched by that light is guided, and whoever misses it is led astray. Thus, I say the pens have been dried upon the knowledge of Allah.”
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Zaid ibn Thabith (ra) narrates:
Rasulullah (saw) said,
“If Allah were to punish the inhabitants of His heavens and of His earth, He would do so and He would not be unjust towards them. And if He were to have mercy on them, His mercy would be better for them than their own deeds. If you had the equivalent of Mount Uhud in gold, or the equivalent of Mount Uhud which you spent in the cause of Allah, that would not be accepted from you until you believed in the Divine Decree and you know that whatever has befallen you, could not have passed you by; and whatever has passed you by, could not have befallen you; and that if you were to die believing in anything other than this, you would enter Hell.”
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Suraqa ibn Malik asked: “Allah's Rasul, are ‘deeds’ tied to the fact that-the pens have dried after recording them and destinies have begun to operate or are they based on the future (unaffected by the past)?”
Thereupon he said:
“Deeds are tied to destiny which is written, and the pens have dried. Everyone is facilitated towards that for which he has been created.”