Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:10542 حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ الْمَازِنِيُّ قَالَا ثنا شَاذُّ بْنُ الْفَيَّاضِ ثنا عُمَرُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي حَسَّانَ عَنْ نَاجِيَةَ بْنِ كَعْبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيُولَدُ مُؤْمِنًا وَيَعِيشُ مُؤْمِنًا وَيَمُوتُ كَافِرًا وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيُولَدُ كَافِرًا وَيَعِيشُ كَافِرًا وَيَمُوتُ مُؤْمِنًا وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَعْمَلُ بُرْهَةً مِنْ دَهْرِهِ بِالسَّعَادَةِ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكُهُ مَا كُتِبَ لَهُ فَيَمُوتُ شَقِيًّا وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَعْمَلُ بُرْهَةً مِنْ دَهْرِهِ بِالشَّقَاءِ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكُهُ مَا كُتِبَ لَهُ فَيَمُوتُ سَعِيدًا»
English Translation
Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Indeed, a servant may be born a believer, live as a believer, and die a disbeliever. And a servant may be born a disbeliever, live as a disbeliever, and die a believer. A servant may act upon happiness for a period of his life, then what was decreed for him overtakes him, and he dies wretched. And a servant may act upon wretchedness for a period of his life, then what was decreed for him overtakes him, and he dies happy."