Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرٌ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ وَهُوَ الصَّادِقُ الْمَصْدُوقُ يُجْمَعُ خَلْقُ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ يَكُونُ عَلَقَةً مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مُضْغَةً مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكًا مِنْ الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَيَقُولُ اكْتُبْ عَمَلَهُ وَأَجَلَهُ وَرِزْقَهُ وَاكْتُبْهُ شَقِيًّا أَوْ سَعِيدًا ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجَنَّةِ غَيْرُ ذِرَاعٍ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكُهُ الشَّقَاءُ فَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَيَمُوتُ فَيَدْخُلُ النَّارَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ حَتَّى مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّارِ غَيْرُ ذِرَاعٍ ثُمَّ تُدْرِكُهُ السَّعَادَةُ فَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَمُوتُ فَيَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ.
English Translation
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said — and he is the truthful one who is believed — 'The creation of one of you is gathered in his mother's womb for forty nights, then he becomes a clot for a similar period, then he becomes a morsel of flesh for a similar period. Then Allah the Almighty sends an angel who is commanded: Write his deeds, his lifespan, his provision, and whether he is wretched or blessed.' Then he said: 'By the One in whose hand is the soul of Abdullah, a man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is nothing between him and it except an arm's length, then wretchedness overtakes him and he does the deeds of the people of the Fire and dies, entering the Fire.' Then he said: 'By the One in whose hand is the soul of Abdullah, a man may do the deeds of the people of the Fire until there is nothing between him and it except an arm's length, then felicity overtakes him and he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and dies, entering Paradise.'