[Machine] Abu Salih al-Harrani narrated in the year 320 that Hayyan ibn Ubaydullah ibn Zuhayr al-Misri, Abu Zuhayr, had been narrating for sixty years. He said, "I asked Dahhak ibn Mazahim about the saying of Allah: {No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it is in a register before We bring it into being - indeed that, for Allah, is easy}, {Indeed, We [i.e., God] used to hold that what you [i.e., humans] used to do} and {Indeed, We [i.e., God] created everything in proportion}. He [i.e., Dahhak] said, "Ibn Abbas said, 'Indeed, Allah created the Throne and then settled upon it, and then He created the Pen and commanded it to write by His command. He magnified the Pen from that which is between the heavens and the earth. So, the Pen said, 'O Lord, in what shall I write?' He said, 'Write what I have created, and it is the work, sustenance, and lifespan.' So, the Pen flowed with what it is ordained until the Day of Resurrection. Then, Allah made it firm in the Guarded Tablet beneath the Throne. As for His saying, {Indeed, We used to transcribe what you used to do}, indeed, Allah has assigned angels to transcribe everything from that book each year on the Night of Decree in Ramadan. They transcribe everything that will happen in the following year on earth, and this contradicts the guardianship established by Allah over His servants each Thursday night. They find what the guardianship has raised to be in accordance with what is written in their book. This has no increase or decrease. As for His saying, {Indeed, We created everything according to a measure}, indeed, Allah has created everything in its appropriate measure regarding its creation and provision. He created the camel in a way that nothing is suitable for it from other creatures, and likewise with everything from His creation. He created provisions for the land animals and birds that are suitable for them on land, and He created provisions for the sea creatures and birds that are suitable for them in the sea. That is the meaning of His saying, {Indeed, We created everything according to a measure}."  

ثنا أَبُو صَالِحٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ ثنا حَيَّانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ أَبُو زُهَيْرٍ مُنْذُ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً قَالَ سَأَلْتُ الضَّحَّاكَ بْنَ مُزَاحِمٍ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ {مَا أَصَابَ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ نَبْرَأَهَا إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللهِ يَسِيرٌ} وَعَنْ قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنْسِخُ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ} وَعَنْ قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ} فَقَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ خَلَقَ الْعَرْشَ فَاسْتَوَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ الْقَلَمَ فَأَمَرَهُ لِيَجْرِيَ بِإِذْنِهِ وَعَظَّمَ الْقَلَمَ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَقَالَ الْقَلَمُ بِمَ يَا رَبِّ أَجْرِي؟ قَالَ بِمَا أَنَا خَالِقٌ وَكَانَ فِي خَلْقِي مِنْ قَطْرٍ أَوْ نَبَاتٍ أَوْ نَفْسٍ أَوْ أَثَرٍ يَعْنِي بِهِ الْعَمَلَ أَوِ الرِّزْقَ أَوِ الْأَجَلَ فَجَرَى الْقَلَمُ بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَثْبَتَهُ اللهُ فِي الْكِتَابِ الْمَكْنُونِ عِنْدَهُ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ {إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنْسِخُ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ} فَإِنَّ اللهَ وَكَّلَ مَلَائِكَةً يَسْتَنْسِخُونَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابِ كُلَّ عَامٍ فِي رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ مَا يَكُونُ فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ حَدَثٍ إِلَى مِثْلِهَا مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ يَتَعارَضُونَ بِهِ حَفَظَةَ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ كُلَّ عَشِيَّةِ خَمِيسٍ فَيَجِدُونَ مَا رَفَعَ الْحَفَظَةُ مُوَافِقًا لَمَا فِي كِتَابِهِمْ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ زَيادَةٌ وَلَا نُقْصَانٌ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ {إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ} فَإِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَا يُشَاكِلُهُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَمَا يُصْلِحُهُ مِنْ رِزْقِهِ وَخَلَقَ الْبَعِيرَ خَلْقًا لَا يَصْلُحُ شَيْئًا مِنْ خَلْقِهِ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ وَكَذَلِكَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَخَلَقَ لِدَوَابِّ الْبَرِّ وَطَيْرِهَا مِنَ الرِّزْقِ مَا يُصْلِحُهَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَخَلَقَ لِدَوَابِّ الْبَحْرِ وَطَيْرِهَا مِنَ الرِّزْقِ مَا يُصْلِحُهَا فِي الْبَحْرِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ {إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ}