Hadith #321
Arabic Text
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
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — [continuation of the preceding chain] — that he said: 'And I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Indeed Allah created His creation, then placed them in darkness, then cast upon them from His light as much as He willed. Whoever was touched by His light on that day was guided, and whoever it missed went astray. That is why I say: the Pen has dried upon what is [already destined]."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 321
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6559
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42949