Abu Aswad reported,

Imran bin Husayn said to me, "What do you think about what people do today and toil in? Is it something already decreed and determined for them by a prior decree, or is it something they will face from what their Prophet brought them, by which the proof is established against them?"I replied, "Rather, it is something already decreed and determined for them."He said, "Then is that not injustice?"I was greatly alarmed by this and said, "Everything is the creation of Allah and within His grasp. He is not questioned about what He does, but they are questioned."He said to me, "May Allah have mercy on you. I only meant by my question to test your understanding. Two men from Mazina came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'Messenger of Allah, what do you think about what people do today and toil in? Is it something already decreed and determined for them by a prior decree, or is it something they will face from what their Prophet brought them, by which the proof is established against them?'He replied, 'No, rather it is something already decreed and determined for them. The confirmation of that is in the Book of Allah , "By the soul and the One who proportioned it, and inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness" [Shams 91:7–8].'"

حدثنا إسحق بن إبراهيم الحنظلي حدثنا عثمان بن عمر حدثنا عزرة بن ثابت عن يحيى بن عقيل عن يحيى بن يعمر

عن أبي الأسود الديلي قال

قال لي عمران بن الحصين أرأيت ما يعمل الناس اليوم ويكدحون فيه أشيء قضي عليهم ومضى عليهم من قدر ما سبق أو فيما يستقبلون به مما أتاهم به نبيهم وثبتت الحجة عليهم فقلت بل شيء قضي عليهم ومضى عليهم قال فقال أفلا يكون ظلما قال ففزعت من ذلك فزعا شديدا وقلت كل شيء خلق الله وملك يده فلا يسأل عما يفعل وهم يسألون فقال لي يرحمك الله إني لم أرد بما سألتك إلا لأحزر عقلك إن رجلين من مزينة أتيا رسول الله ﷺ فقالا يا رسول الله أرأيت ما يعمل الناس اليوم ويكدحون فيه أشيء قضي عليهم ومضى فيهم من قدر قد سبق أو فيما يستقبلون به مما أتاهم به نبيهم وثبتت الحجة عليهم فقال لا بل شيء قضي عليهم ومضى فيهم وتصديق ذلك في كتاب الله عز وجل {ونفس وما سواها فألهمها فجورها وتقواها}