Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:10899 حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الدَّبَّاسُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَعْمَلُ فِيمَا جَرَتْ بِهِ الْمَقَادِيرُ وَجَفَّ بِهِ الْقَلَمُ أَوْ شَيْءٌ نَأْتَنِفُهُ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ لِمَا جَرَتْ بِهِ الْمَقَادِيرُ وَجَفَّ بِهِ الْقَلَمُ» قَالَ فَفِيمَ الْعَمَلُ؟ قَالَ «اعْمَلْ فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ»
English Translation
Ibn Abbas narrated: A man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, do we act according to what has been decreed and what the pen has dried upon, or is it something we initiate?' He said: 'Rather, it is according to what has been decreed and what the pen has dried upon.' The man said: 'Then why do we act?' He said: 'Act, for everyone is facilitated (toward what he was created for).'