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tabarani:7940Ibrāhīm b. Ṣāliḥ al-Shīrāzī > ʿUthmān b. al-Haytham > Jaʿfar b. al-Zubayr > al-Qāsim > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah created the creation and decreed their destiny, and took the covenant from the prophets, and His throne was above the water. The people of Paradise are its people, and the people of Hell are its people." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what about deeds?" He said, "Everyone works according to their status." Then Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "So we should strive, O Messenger of Allah."  

الطبراني:٧٩٤٠حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الشِّيرَازِيُّ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «خَلَقَ اللهُ الْخَلْقَ وَقَضَى الْقَضِيَّةَ وَأَخَذَ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَعَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَأَهَلُ الْجَنَّةِ أَهْلُهَا وَأَهْلُ النَّارِ أَهْلُهَا» قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ فِيمَ الْأَعْمَالُ؟ قَالَ «يَعْمَلُ كُلُّ قَوْمٍ لِمَنْزِلَتِهِمْ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِذًا نَجْتَهِدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ