It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Is action according to that which has already been decided, or according to that which is happening anew?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is according to that which has already been decided." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Then what is the role of action?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For everyone, the action for which he was created has been made easy."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from the tribe of Juhaina or Muzaina asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! According to what are we acting? Is it according to that (decree) which has already passed, or according to something new?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "According to that which has already passed." That man, or someone else, said: "O Messenger of Allah! Then what is the reality of action?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The actions of the people of Paradise are made easy for those destined for Paradise, and the actions of the people of Hell are made easy for those destined for Hell."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Ju'sham (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! According to what are we acting? Is it according to that (decree) which has already been decided, or according to that which we do anew?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "According to that which has already been decided." He said: "Then what is the point of action?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Act, for everyone is facilitated for that for which he was created."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "O Messenger of Allah! Are we acting according to that which has already been decided, or according to that which we are doing anew?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "According to that which has already been decided." Sayyiduna Suraqah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then what is the reality of action?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For every doer, his action has been made easy."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that one day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting and he had a stick in his hand, with which he was scratching the ground. Suddenly, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed head and said: "The final abode of each one of you has already been known, whether it is Paradise or Hell." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! Then why should we act?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You should act, for each one will find it easy to do that for which he was created." The command of Allah, the Exalted, is: «فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ ۝ وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ ۝ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ۝ وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ ۝ وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ ۝ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ» Whoever gives (in the way of Allah), fears (his Lord), and affirms the truth of goodness, We will indeed ease him towards ease. But whoever is miserly, considers himself self-sufficient, and denies goodness, We will make easy for him the path to hardship. (Surah Al-Lail: 5 to 10)

(Second chain of narration) Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We were with a funeral at Baqi’ al-Gharqad, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and sat down, and we also sat around him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) had a stick with him, and he was scratching the ground with it. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his gaze and said:“The abode of each one of you has been written, whether in Paradise or in Hell, and it has also been written whether he is fortunate or unfortunate.”The people said:“Should we not rely on what has been written for us and stop acting? For whoever is among the fortunate will reach his fortune, and whoever is among the unfortunate will reach his misfortune.”He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Act, for everyone is facilitated for that for which he was created. As for the one who is among the unfortunate, the deeds of the unfortunate are made easy for him, and as for the one who is among the fortunate, the deeds of the fortunate are made easy for him.”Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these verses: «فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ ۝ وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ ۝ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ۝ وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ ۝ وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ ۝ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ» As for him who gives (in the way of Allah) and fears (his Lord), and affirms the good, We will facilitate for him the path of ease. But as for him who is miserly and considers himself self-sufficient, and denies the good, We will facilitate for him the path of hardship. (Surah Al-Lail: 5-10)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is your opinion about the deeds we are doing, are they according to that (destiny) which has already been decided, or are they just beginning now and being created?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are according to that (destiny) which has already been decided, O Ibn Khattab! Act, for everyone has been made easy (towards what he was created for), so whoever is among the fortunate, he acts for fortune, and whoever is among the wretched, he acts for wretchedness."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us while he had two books in his blessed hands. He (peace be upon him) said: "Do you know what these two books are?" We said: "No, O Messenger of Allah! Except that you inform us." He (peace be upon him) said about the book in his right hand: "This is a book from the Lord of the worlds. In it are the names of the people of Paradise, their fathers, and their tribes, and at the end their total is added up. There can be no increase or decrease in them." Then he (peace be upon him) said about the book in his left hand: "This is the book of the people of Hell. In it are their names, their fathers, and their tribes, and at the end their total is added up. There can be no increase or decrease in it." The Companions said: "If the matter has been decided to this extent, then for what should we act?" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Keep following the right path and adopt moderation. Surely, the end of a person of Paradise will be with the deeds of the people of Paradise, even if he does whatever he wishes, and the end of a person of Hell will be with the deeds of the people of Hell, even if he does whatever he wishes." Then he (peace be upon him) closed his hand and said: "Your Lord has finished with His servants." Then he (peace be upon him) threw the book from his right hand and said: "A group will go to Paradise." Then he threw the book from his left hand and said: "A group will go to Hell."

Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Qatadah Salmi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Indeed, Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him), then brought forth his offspring from his back and said: These are for Paradise and I do not care, and these are for Hell and I do not care.”Someone asked:“O Messenger of Allah! According to what should we act?”He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“According to destiny.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "Have the people of Hell been distinguished from the people of Paradise?" He (peace be upon him) replied: "Yes." They asked: "Then why do those who act, perform deeds?" He (peace be upon him) said: "Everyone is doing the deed for which he was created or which has been made easy for him."