Hadith #35
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَعْمَلُ لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ
فُرِغَ مِنْهُ أَمْ لِأَمْرٍ نَأْتَنِفُهُ قَالَ لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ إِذًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلُّ عَامِلٍ مُيَسَّرٌ لِعَمَلِهِ
Isnad Chain
هارون بن معروف
ابن وهب
عمرو
أبي الزبير
جابر
English Translation
Harun ibn Ma'ruf narrated to us, Ibn Wahb narrated to us, 'Amr informed me, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir (رضي الله عنه), who said: "O Messenger of Allah, do we work for a matter that has already been decreed, or for a matter that is yet to be determined?" He said: "For a matter that has already been decreed." Suraqah (ibn Malik) said: "Then why do we strive?" He said: "Everyone is facilitated for what they were created for."
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 29, Hadith 35
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14073
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50463