It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! The deeds that we do, have they already been written or do our actions come first?" He replied, "No! Rather, they have already been written. Therefore, O Ibn Khattab! Continue to act, for whoever has been created for a certain purpose, its means are provided for him and that action is made easy for him. Thus, if he is among the people of happiness, he does the deeds of the happy, and if he is among the wretched, he does the deeds of the wretched."