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[6739] 10 - (2650) It was narrated that Abul-Aswad Ad-Dailī said: "Imrân bin Al-Ḥuṣain said to me: 'What do you think about what people are working and striving for today – is it something that has been previously decreed and decided for them, or, is it connected to that which their Prophet ﷺ brought to them so that proof may be established against them?'"
"I said: 'It is something that has been previously decreed and decided for them.' He said: 'Wouldn't that be an injustice?' I was greatly disturbed by that, and I said: 'Everything is created by Allâh and belongs to Him; He is not to be questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.'
"He said to me: 'May Allâh have mercy on you. I only asked you that in order to test your intelligence. Two men from Muzainah came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allâh, what do you think about what people are working and striving for today – is it something that has been previously decreed and decided for them or is it connected to that which their Prophet ﷺ brought to them so that proof may be established against them?"
"He (ﷺ) said: 'No, it is something that has been previously decreed and decided for them, and the confirmation of that is in the Book of Allâh (the Mighty and Sublime): "By Nafs (Âdam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion; then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him." [1]
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