that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said: "When this Ayah was revealed: Some among them will be wretches and (others) blessed (11:105). I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: 'O Prophet of Allah! Based upon what are we then working; something that has already finished or something that has not yet happened?' He said: 'Rather something that has happened, and the Pens have already passed over it O 'Umar! But for everyone, what he has been created for is made easy.'"

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ( مِِنْهُمْ شَقِيٌّ وَسَعِيدٌ ) سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فَعَلَى مَا نَعْمَلُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ أَوْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ لَمْ يُفْرَغْ مِنْهُ قَالَ بَلْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ وَجَرَتْ بِهِ الأَقْلاَمُ يَا عُمَرُ وَلَكِنْ كُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

I heard my father say that his father heard Abu Bakr saying: I said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : O Messenger of Allah, are we striving for something that has already been decided or is it something to be decided as events unfold? He said: ʿRather it is for something that has already been decided.ʿ I said: So why should we strive, O Messenger of Allah? He said: “Each person will be enabled to do that for which he has been created.ʿ

أَنَّ أَبَاهُسَمِعَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ قُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ عَلَى مَا فُرِغَ مِنْهُ أَوْ عَلَى أَمْرٍ مُؤْتَنَفٍ؟ قَالَ بَلْ عَلَى أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ كُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ

[AI] O Messenger of Allah, what is the (purpose of) action? Is it for something that has already been completed? Or is it for something that we continue to do? He (the Prophet) said, rather it is for something that has already been completed. He said then what is the purpose of action? He said, "Keep working, for everyone will find it easy to do what he has been created for."

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فِيمَ الْعَمَلُ؟ أَفِي شَيْءٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ؟ أَوْ فِي شَيْءٍ نَسْتَأْنِفُهُ؟ فَقَالَ بَلْ فِي شَيْءٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ إِذًا؟ قَالَ اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ

[AI] He said, "O Messenger of Allah, do we work for a task that has already been completed? Or do we work for a task that we have not yet done?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "We work for a task that has already been completed." Surahqa then asked, "Then what is the benefit of doing any work?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every worker is facilitated in his work."

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ؟ أَمْ لِأَمْرٍ نَأْتَنِفُهُ؟ قَالَ لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ إِذًا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلُّ عَامِلٍ مُيَسَّرٌ لِعَمَلِهِ

[AI] He said, "O Messenger of Allah, should we work on a new matter or a matter that has already been completed?" He replied, "No, rather work on a matter that has already been completed." He then asked, "What should we do then?" He said, "All of you should do that which is made easy for him."

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ فِي أَمْرٍ مُسْتَأْنَفٍ أَوْ أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ فِي أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَفِيمَ نَعْمَلُ إِذًا؟ قَالَ اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ

[AI] I asked, O Messenger of Allah, should we do something that has already started or something that has already been completed? He replied, rather do something that has already been completed. I asked, then what should we do? He said, do what is easy for each person according to what they have been created for.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ فِي أَمْرٍ مُسْتَأْنَفٍ أَوْ فِي أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ بَلْ فِي أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ؟ قَالَ اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ

[AI] From Abu Darda', they said, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about actions that have been completed? Or should we continue doing them?" He said, "Rather, actions that have been completed." They said, "So what about the action, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Every person is made for what he was created for."

عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ مَا نَعْمَلُ أَمْرٌ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ أَمْ شَيْءٌ نَسْتَأْنِفُهُ؟ قَالَ بَلْ أَمْرٌ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ قَالُوا فَكَيْفَ بِالْعَمَلِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مُهَيَّأٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ

[AI] "O Messenger of Allah, should we strive in something we have missed or in something we have completed?" He said, "No, you should strive in something you have completed." He asked, "Then what should we strive for?" He replied, "O Umar, that can only be achieved through work." He said, "So, shall we make an effort, O Messenger of Allah?"

عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَعْمَلُ فِي شَيْءٍ نَأْتَنِفُهُ أَمْ فِي شَيْءٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ فِي شَيْءٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ» قَالَ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ؟ قَالَ «يَا عُمَرُ لَا يُدْرَكُ ذَاكَ إِلَّا بِالْعَمَلِ» قَالَ إِذًا نَجْتَهِدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

[AI] He said, "I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, should we do work that has already been completed or work that is yet to be completed?' He replied, 'Do the work that has already been completed.' I then asked, 'So, what should we do with regards to work?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Every worker will be facilitated for his work.'"

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَعْمَلُ لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ أَمْ لِأَمْرٍ نَأْتَنِفُهُ؟ قَالَ «لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ» قَالَ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ إِذًا؟ فقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ عَامِلٍ مُيَسَّرٌ لِعَمَلِهِ»

[AI] I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, do we act regarding a matter that has already been settled, or a matter newly begun?" He said, "No; rather, it is regarding a matter that has already been settled." I said, "Then what is the point of action?" He said, "Act, for everyone is facilitated toward that for which he was created." We do not know this wording to be narrated from Abu Bakr except through this route with this chain. Al-Attaf ibn Khalid was narrated from by a number of people, and he is acceptable in hadith, although he narrated hadiths from Nafi that were not corroborated.

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ ؓ يَقُولُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَعْمَلُ فِي أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ أَمْ أَمْرٍ مُؤْتَنَفٍ ؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ فِي أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ ؟ قَالَ اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ وَهَذَا الْكَلَامُ لَا نَعْلَمُهُ يُرْوَى عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ وَالْعَطَّافُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَدْ حَدَّثَ عَنْهُ جَمَاعَةٌ وَهُوَ صَالِحُ الْحَدِيثِ وَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ حَدَّثَ بِأَحَادِيثَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ لَمْ يُتَابَعْ عَلَيْهَا

I heard my father say that his father heard Abu Bakr saying: I said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : O Messenger of Allah, are we striving for something that has already been decided or is it something to be decided as events unfold? He said: ʿRather it is for something that has already been decided.ʿ I said: So why should we strive, O Messenger of Allah? He said: “Each person will be enabled to do that for which he has been created.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 19)

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ ؓ يَقُولُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ عَلَى أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ أَمْ عَلَى أَمْرٍ مُؤْتَنَفٍ؟ قَالَ بَلْ عَلَى أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «كُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ»

[AI] "He asked the Prophet ﷺ whether he should work on an ongoing project or one that has already been completed. The Prophet ﷺ replied, 'Rather, work on something that has already been completed.' He then asked, 'In that case, what should I work on?' The Prophet ﷺ replied, 'Engage in work that is suitable and easy for what it has been created for.'"

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَنَعْمَلُ فِي أَمْرٍ مُسْتَأْنَفٍ أَوْ أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ فِي أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ» قَالَ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ؟ قَالَ «اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ»

[AI] He said, "O Messenger of Allah, shall I perform a task that is new or a task that has already been completed?" He replied, "No, rather perform a task that has already been completed." The man asked, "Then what should I do?" He said, "Do what is easy for you, for everyone is made for a specific purpose."

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ فِي أَمْرٍ مُسْتَأْنَفٍ أَوْ أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ «لَا بَلْ فِي أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ» قَالَ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ؟ قَالَ «اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ»

[AI] "O Messenger of Allah, do we work for a task that has been completed or for a task that we still need to accomplish?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "We work for a task that has been completed." Surqah then asked, "Then what is the purpose of working?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ answered, "Every worker is facilitated (by Allah)."

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ؟ أَمْ لِأَمْرٍ نَأْتَنِفُهُ؟ فَقَالَ «لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ» فَقَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ إِذَنْ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ عَامِلٍ مُيَسَّرٌ»

[AI] He said, "O Messenger of Allah, shall we continue doing a task after we have completed it, or should we start a new task?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "No, rather focus on a task that has been completed." He then asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what about the task?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Everyone will find their task made easy for them." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, now is the time for seriousness, now is the time for seriousness."

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ شَيْئًا قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ أَمْ نَسْتَأْنِفُ الْعَمَلَ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ لِعَمَلٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «كُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لَهُ عَمَلُهُ» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ الْآنَ الْجَدُّ الْآنَ الْجَدُّ

"عن طلحة بن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن أبى بكر الصديق عن أبيه قال: سَمِعْتُ أَبِى يَذْكُرُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَقُولُ: قُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! أَنَعْمَلُ عَلَى مَا فُرغَ مِنْهُ أمْ عَلَى أَمْرٍ يُؤْتَنَفُ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى، عَلَى أَمْرٍ فُرغَ مِنْهُ، فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: كُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ".

"عن عمرَ قَالَ: لما نزلتْ {فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِيٌّ وَسَعِيدٌ} سألت رسولَ الله ﷺ فقلتُ: يا نَبِىَّ الله ما نَعْمَلُ على شئٍ قَدْ فُرغَ مِنهُ؟ أو عمل شئٍ لم يُفرغْ منهُ؟ قالَ: بَل علىَ شئٍ قَد فُرغَ مِنهُ، وجرتْ بِهِ الأقلامُ يا عمرُ، ولكنْ (كلٌّ) (*) ميسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ"

"سألتُ النبىَّ ﷺ : العملُ فِى أَمْرٍ مُسْتَأَنَفٍ أَوْ أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرغَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ فِى أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرغَ مِنْهُ، قُلْتُ: فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ؟ قَالَ: اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ".

"عَنْ أَبِى الدَّرْدَاءِ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَابِ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله أَرايْتَ مَا نَعْمَلُ أَمْرٌ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ أَمْ شَىْءٌ نَسْتَأنِفُهُ؟ قَالَ: أَمْرٌ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ، قَالَ: فَكَيْفَ الْعَمَلُ بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ إِنَّ كُلَّ امِرئٍ مُهَيَّأٌ لِما خُلِقَ لَهُ".