Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:6588 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ثنا عَطَاءُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ عَلَى مَا قَدْ جَفَّ بِهِ الْقَلَمُ وَجَرَتْ بِهِ الْمَقَادِيرُ أَوْ لِأَمْرٍ مُسْتَقْبَلٍ؟ قَالَ «يَا سُرَاقَةُ اعْمَلْ لِمَا جَفَّ بِهِ الْقَلَمُ وَجَرَتْ بِهِ الْمَقَادِيرُ فَإِنَّ كَلًّا مُيَسَّرٌ»
English Translation
Suraqah ibn Malik said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, do we work for what has already been decreed by the pen and what destiny has ordained, or for something yet to come?' He said: 'O Suraqah, work for what the pen has dried with and what destiny has ordained, for each person is facilitated for what he was created for.'"