English translation
4948. Narrated 'Ali رضي الله عنه: While we were in a funeral procession in Baqī Al-Gharqad, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ came and sat down, and we sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand and he bent his head and started scraping the ground with it. He then said, "There is none among you and no created soul, but has his place written for him either in Paradise or in the Hell-fire, and also written for him whether he will be wretched or blessed (in the Hereafter)." A man said, "O Allāh's Messenger! Shall we depend upon what is written for us and give up doing (good) deeds? For whoever among us is destined to be blessed (in the Hereafter), will join the blessed people, and whoever among us is destined to be wretched will do such deeds as are characteristic of the people who [٩] are destined to be wretched.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Those who are destined to be blessed (in the Hereafter) will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of those destined to be blessed, while those who are to be among the wretched (in the Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of those destined to be wretched.” Then he recited: “As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allāh and fears Him, and believes in Al-Husnā.” (V.92:5-6)