159 hadith
I went early one day to Imran bin Husayn, and he said, "Abu Aswad," and then he related the hadith, that a man from Juhayna, or from Mazina, came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "Messenger of Allah, tell me about what people do today and strive…
أحمد 19936SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Allah [[r4]] created Adam, then took forth his offspring from his back and said, 'These are in Paradise, and I do not mind, and these are in the Fire, and I do not mind.'" Someone asked, "Messenger of…
أحمد 17660DifficultImran bin Husayn said to me, "Tell me, this work that people do today and toil at, is it something already decreed for them, settled upon them by a destiny that went before, or is it something they meet as they go forward, based on what…
الأعظمي 13732SahihImran 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…
مسلم 6739SahihWe met Abdullah bin Umar and mentioned to him the question of divine decree and what people were saying about it. The first person to speak about divine decree in Basra was Mabad Juhani. So I and Humayd bin Abdul-Rahman Himyari set out on…
أبو داود 4696SahihImran bin Husayn said to me, "Tell me, this work that people do today and toil at, is it something already decreed for them and settled upon them by a destiny that went before, or is it something they meet in the future, based on what their…
الأعظمي 1016SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "Messenger of Allah, do we initiate our deeds, or has the matter already been decreed?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Allah [[r4]] took the offspring of Adam from his loins and made them testify…
الأعظمي 209HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting one day with a stick in his hand, scratching at the ground with it. Then he raised his head and said, "There is not one soul among you whose place in Paradise or in the Fire is not already known." They…
مسلم 6733SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "Messenger of Allah, do we begin our deeds afresh, or has the matter already been decreed?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Allah [[r4]] took the offspring of Adam from his back and made them bear…
الأعظمي 1042HasanWe were with the Prophet ﷺ at Baqi al-Gharqad for a funeral when he said, "There is not one of you whose place in Paradise and whose place in the Fire has not already been written." They said, "Messenger of Allah, then should we not simply…
البخاري 4945SahihWhile we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he was scratching the ground with a stick. Then he raised his head toward the sky and said, "There is not one among you whose place in the Fire and place in Paradise has not already been known,"…
الترمذي 2136SahihUmar bin Khattab [[r1]] was asked about this verse, *"And when your Lord took from the children of Adam, from their loins, their descendants"* [Araf 7:172]. Umar [[r1]] said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ being asked about it, and the…
أحمد 311DifficultA man asked, "Messenger of Allah, are the people of Paradise distinguished from the people of the Fire?" He replied, "Yes." The man said, "Then why do those who work bother to work?" He answered, "Each person works according to what he was…
البخاري 6596SahihWe were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ, and he had a stick in his hand with which he was scratching the ground. Then he raised his head and said, "There is none among you whose place in Paradise or in the Hellfire has not already been written."…
ابن ماجه 78SahihWe were at a funeral in Baqee al-Gharqad when the Prophet ﷺ came to us and sat down, and we sat around him. He had a small stick with him, and he lowered his head and began scratching the ground with it. Then he said, "There is not one of…
الأعظمي 1013SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting one day with a stick in his hand, scratching at the ground with it. He raised his head and said, "There is not one of you whose place in Paradise or in the Fire has not already been known." They said,…
أحمد 621SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was invited to the funeral of a young boy from the Ansar. I said, "Messenger of Allah, blessed is this child, a sparrow among the sparrows of Paradise. He did no evil and never lived to encounter it." He replied,…
مسلم 6768SahihWe were at a funeral in the cemetery of Gharqad when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us and sat down, and we sat around him. He had a small stick with him. He lowered his head and began poking at the ground with the stick. Then he said,…
الأعظمي 13740SahihWe were at a funeral in Baqi al-Gharqad when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us. He sat down and we sat around him. He had a small staff with him. He lowered his head and began scratching at the ground with his staff, then said, "There is…
مسلم 6731SahihUmar bin Khattab was asked about this verse, *"And when your Lord took from the children of Adam, from their loins, their descendants, and made them bear witness concerning themselves, 'Am I not your Lord?' They said, 'Yes, we bear…
مالك 1716DaifI heard al-Urs, who was among the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, say, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'A servant may perform the deeds of the people of the Fire, then a path from the paths of Paradise is presented to him and…
الأعظمي 1048SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was invited to the funeral of a young boy from the Ansar. I said, "Messenger of Allah, blessed is this one, a sparrow from the sparrows of Paradise. He neither encountered evil nor did it." He replied, "Or it could be…
أحمد 25742SahihWe were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ, and he had a stick with which he was scratching the ground. He said, "There is none among you whose seat in the Fire or in Paradise has not already been written." A man from the group asked, "Messenger of…
البخاري 6605SahihWe were at a funeral in Baqi al-Gharqad when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us. He sat down and we sat around him. He had a small stick with him and he began scratching the ground with it. Then he raised his head and said, "There is not…
أحمد 1067SahihWe were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when he said, "There is not one of you whose place in Paradise and place in the Fire has not already been written." We said, "Messenger of Allah, should we not then rely on that?" He replied, "No. Keep…
البخاري 4947SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was attending a funeral when he took a stick and began scratching the ground with it. He said, "There is not one of you whose place in the Fire or in the Garden has not already been written." They said, "Messenger of Allah,…
البخاري 4946SahihA child passed away, and I said, "Blessed is he, a sparrow among the sparrows of Paradise." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you not know that Allah created Paradise and created Hell, and created for this one its inhabitants and for that…
الأعظمي 3765SahihA boy from the Ansar was brought to the Prophet ﷺ for him to perform the funeral prayer over. Ayesha said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, how blessed is this child! He committed no evil and never knew it.'" He replied, "Or it could be…
أبو داود 4713SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is not one of you but his seat is shown to him morning and evening. If he is among the people of Paradise, then from the people of Paradise, and if he is among the people of the Fire, then from the…
أحمد 4658SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was at a funeral when he picked up something and began scratching the ground with it. He said, "There is not one of you whose place in the Fire and whose place in Paradise has not already been written." The companions asked,…
البخاري 4949SahihWe were attending a funeral at Baqi al-Gharqad when the Prophet ﷺ came to us. He sat down and we sat around him. He had a small staff with him, and he lowered his head and began scratching the ground with it. Then he said, "There is not one…
البخاري 1362SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When Allah created Adam, He struck his right shoulder and brought forth a white progeny like tiny ants, then He struck his left shoulder and brought forth a black progeny like burnt coals. He said of those in His right…
الأعظمي 1039HasanThe Prophet ﷺ was at a funeral when he took a stick and began poking the ground with it. He said, "There is not one of you whose place in the Fire or in the Garden has not already been written." They said, "Messenger of Allah, shall we not…
أحمد 1181SahihWe were with the Prophet ﷺ at a funeral when he began poking the ground with a stick. He said, "There is not one of you whose place in Paradise or in the Hellfire has not already been determined." They asked, "Should we not then rely on…
الأعظمي 14752SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was invited to the funeral of a young boy from the Ansar. I said, "Messenger of Allah, how blessed is this child, a sparrow from the sparrows of Paradise. He committed no evil and did not live to encounter it." He…
ابن ماجه 82SahihUmar bin Khattab was asked about this verse, *"And when your Lord took from the children of Adam, from their loins"*. The narrator said that Qanabi recited the verse. Umar said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ being asked about it, and…
أبو داود 4703DaifWe were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ at a funeral, at Baqi al-Gharqad, I believe he said. He began poking at the ground, then raised his head and said, "There is not one of you whose place in Paradise and whose place in the Fire has not…
أحمد 1110SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us holding two books in his hands and asked, "Do you know what these two books are?" We replied, "No, Messenger of Allah, unless you inform us." He said of the one in his right hand, "This is a book from…
الترمذي 2141HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who is the truthful and the trusted, told us, "Each one of you has his creation gathered in his mother's womb for forty days, then he becomes a clinging clot for the same period, then a lump of flesh for the same…
الأعظمي 12823SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every person of the Fire will see his place in Paradise, and it will be a source of regret for him, so he will say, *'If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous'* [Zumar 39:57]. And…
الأعظمي 16519HasanA child passed away, so I said, "How blessed he is, a sparrow from the sparrows of Paradise." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you not know that Allah created Paradise and created the Fire, and He created people for this one and people…
مسلم 6767SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ being asked about it, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah created Adam, then wiped his back with His right hand and brought forth from him a progeny. He said, 'I have created these for Paradise, and…
الترمذي 3075DaifA man asked, "Messenger of Allah, are the people of Paradise distinguished from the people of the Fire?" He replied, "Yes." The man asked, "Then for what do the workers work?" He said, "Work, for each is made easy for that which he was…
أحمد 19869SahihWe were with the Prophet ﷺ at a funeral when he began poking the ground with a stick. He said, "There is not one of you whose place in Paradise or in the Fire has not already been determined." They said, "Then shall we not just rely on…
البخاري 6217SahihA man asked, "Messenger of Allah, are the people of Paradise distinguished from the people of the Fire?" He replied, "Yes." The man asked, "Then why do those who work bother to work?" He answered, "Each person works according to what he was…
الأعظمي 13733SahihWe were attending a funeral with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Baqee al-Gharqad. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and sat down, holding a small stick with which he began poking the ground. Then he raised his head and said, "There is not one of…
أبو داود 4694SahihAyesha said, "A child died, so I said, 'How blessed he is, a sparrow among the sparrows of Paradise.'" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Do you not know that Allah created Paradise and created the Hellfire, and He created inhabitants for…
الأعظمي 1034SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the truthful and trustworthy, told us, "Each one of you has his creation gathered in his mother's womb for forty days, then he becomes a clinging clot for a similar period, then a lump of flesh for a similar…
الأعظمي 8254SahihA child died and I said, "How fortunate he is, a sparrow among the sparrows of Paradise." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you not know that Allah created Paradise and created the Fire, and He created people for this one and people for…
الأعظمي 8249SahihSomeone asked, "Messenger of Allah, are the people of Paradise distinguished from the people of the Fire?" He replied, "Yes." The questioner then asked, "Then why do those who work bother to do anything?" He answered, "Everyone is made easy…
مسلم 6737SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was at a funeral when he picked up a stick and began poking at the ground with it. He said, "There is not one of you whose place in the Fire or in the Garden has not already been written." They asked, "Should we not then rely…
البخاري 7552SahihSomeone asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Messenger of Allah, are the people of Paradise distinguished from the people of the Fire?" He replied, "Yes." The questioner asked, "Then why do people strive in their deeds?" He answered, "Each…
أبو داود 4709SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the truthful and trustworthy, told us, "The creation of each one of you is gathered in his mother's womb for forty days and forty nights. Then he becomes a clot of blood for a similar period, then a lump of flesh…
الأعظمي 540SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When Allah created Adam, He struck his right shoulder and brought forth a white progeny, as though they were tiny ants. Then He struck his left shoulder and brought forth a black progeny, as though they were burnt…
أحمد 27488DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the truthful and trusted, told us, "Each one of you has his creation gathered in his mother's womb for forty days, then he becomes a clinging clot for the same period, then a lump of flesh for the same period. Then…
البخاري 3208SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us holding two books in his hands. He asked, "Do you know what these two books are?" We replied, "No, unless you inform us, Messenger of Allah." He said, indicating the one in his right hand, "This is a…
أحمد 6563DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man may work for a long time with the deeds of the people of Paradise, then his deeds are sealed with the deeds of the people of the Fire. And a man may work for a long time with the deeds of the people of…
الأعظمي 1045SahihWe were at a funeral in al-Baqi when the Prophet ﷺ came and sat down, and we sat with him. He had a stick with which he was scratching the ground. Then he raised his head toward the sky and said, "There is no soul brought into being except…
الترمذي 3344SahihThe Prophet of Allah ﷺ entered a date-palm grove belonging to Banu Najjar and heard a sound that startled him. He asked, "Who are the occupants of these graves?" They replied, "Messenger of Allah, they are people who died during the time of…
أبو داود 4751SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the truthful and trustworthy, told us that the creation of each one of you is gathered in his mother's womb for forty days or forty nights, then becomes a clinging clot for a like period, then becomes a lump of…
البخاري 7454Sahih