Hadith on Qadr: Act upon commands of Allah for salvation

Abdur Rahman ibn Qatadah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah created Adam and then took hold of the creation from behind, saying: These were created for Paradise and I am not concerned, and these were created for Hellfire and I am not concerned.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, then upon what should we act?” The Prophet said, “Upon the fields of providence.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 338

Grade: Qawi (strong) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ بْن قَتَادَةَ السُّلَمِي عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ خَلَقَ اللهُ آدَمَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الْخَلْقَ مِنْ ظَهْرِهِ فقَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَا أُبَالِي وَهَؤُلَاءِ فِي النَّارِ وَلَا أُبَالِي قَالَ قَائِلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَعَلَى مَاذَا نَعْمَلُ قَالَ عَلَى مَوَاقِعِ الْقَدَرِ

338 صحيح ابن حبان كتاب الإيمان ذكر إثبات الألف بين الأشياء الثلاثة التي ذكرت في حديث الفطرة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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