Explanation of the Hadith: "Indeed, one of you is gathered in his creation..."
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Question:
The listener is Muhammad Sa'd from Iraq. His message contains two questions. In his first question, he says: I heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said a hadith meaning: The fetus in its mother's womb is written for it either misery or happiness. Is misery on a single level, or is happiness on a single level, or are there degrees? And is it in this world, or in the Hereafter, or in both the Hereafter and this world? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is an authentic hadith, narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He informed that when the fetus has passed through three stages, each stage being forty [days], meaning four months, an angel enters it, and Allah commands him to write its provision, its lifespan, and its deeds. It is written whether it is miserable or happy? Is it, meaning, from the people of the Fire or from the people of Paradise? So the miserable one is from the people of the Fire, and the happy one is from the people of Paradise.
And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) writes all of his deeds, and this does not contradict the command or the prohibition. The divine decree is established in the matter of Allah, but the servant must act as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when the Companions said: O Messenger of Allah, if deeds are written as misery and happiness, then for what purpose is the action? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 4948.
So the action is according to what was written for him. If misery was written for him in this world and the Hereafter, he is miserable. If happiness was written for him, he is happy in this world and the Hereafter. Something may be written for him in this world, misery in this world without the Hereafter, or misery in the Hereafter without this world. He may act with the deeds of the people of Paradise in this world, then die upon the deeds of the people of the Fire, and enter the Fire—we ask Allah for safety. Or he may be miserable in this world with the deeds of the people of the Fire, then Allah writes for him repentance, so he dies and repents at his death before he dies, and he becomes from the people of happiness. So everything is written for the servant, his misery and his happiness in this world and the Hereafter. But with all this, it is obligatory for him to act, it is obligatory for him to fear Allah, and not to say "this was written for me, and I sit [doing nothing]," no. Just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the Companions:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2136 And Allah says, the Exalted: [At-Tawbah: 105].
The human being is commanded to act, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:Sahih Muslim 2664 So every human being is commanded to obey Allah and His Messenger, commanded to earn lawful earnings, commanded to stay away from the causes of evil, commanded to beware of danger, prohibited from killing himself, commanded to refrain from sins, and so on. So he must comply with the commands, beware of the prohibitions, and strive in that, and not delay in anything Allah has commanded, and not proceed with anything Allah has prohibited. And with this, he is facilitated for what he was created for. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener is Muhammad Sa'd from Iraq. His message contains two questions. In his first question, he says: I heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said a hadith meaning: The fetus in its mother's womb is written for it either misery or happiness. Is misery on a single level, or is happiness on a single level, or are there degrees? And is it in this world, or in the Hereafter, or in both the Hereafter and this world? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is an authentic hadith, narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He informed that when the fetus has passed through three stages, each stage being forty [days], meaning four months, an angel enters it, and Allah commands him to write its provision, its lifespan, and its deeds. It is written whether it is miserable or happy? Is it, meaning, from the people of the Fire or from the people of Paradise? So the miserable one is from the people of the Fire, and the happy one is from the people of Paradise.
And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) writes all of his deeds, and this does not contradict the command or the prohibition. The divine decree is established in the matter of Allah, but the servant must act as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when the Companions said: O Messenger of Allah, if deeds are written as misery and happiness, then for what purpose is the action? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Those who are destined to be happy (in the Hereafter) will find it easy and pleasant to do the deeds characteristic of those destined to happiness, while those who are to be among the miserable (in the Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of those destined to misery.
اعملوا فكل ميسر لما خلق له، أما أهل السعادة فييسرون لعمل أهل السعادة، وأما أهل الشقاوة فييسرون لعمل أهل الشقاوةSo the action is according to what was written for him. If misery was written for him in this world and the Hereafter, he is miserable. If happiness was written for him, he is happy in this world and the Hereafter. Something may be written for him in this world, misery in this world without the Hereafter, or misery in the Hereafter without this world. He may act with the deeds of the people of Paradise in this world, then die upon the deeds of the people of the Fire, and enter the Fire—we ask Allah for safety. Or he may be miserable in this world with the deeds of the people of the Fire, then Allah writes for him repentance, so he dies and repents at his death before he dies, and he becomes from the people of happiness. So everything is written for the servant, his misery and his happiness in this world and the Hereafter. But with all this, it is obligatory for him to act, it is obligatory for him to fear Allah, and not to say "this was written for me, and I sit [doing nothing]," no. Just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the Companions:
Work, for everyone is facilitated for what he was created.
اعملوا فكل ميسر لما خلق لهAnd say, "Do [as you will], for Allah will see your deeds, and [so, will] His Messenger and the believers
وَقُلِ اعْمَلُوا فَسَيَرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَThe human being is commanded to act, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:
cherish that which gives you benefit (in the Hereafter) and seek help from Allah and do not lose heart
احرص على ما ينفعك، واستعن بالله ولا تعجزنThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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