Sahih Muslim Book - 46, Hadith - 6733

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ (ح) وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ (ح) وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ جَالِسًا وَفِي يَدِهِ عُودٌ يَنْكُتُ بِهِ ، فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ: مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ عُلِمَ مَنْزِلُهَا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، فَلِمَ نَعْمَلُ ؟ أَفَلاَ نَتَّكِلُ ؟ قَالَ: لاَ ، اعْمَلُوا ، فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : {فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَى ، وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَى} ، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَى}.

It was narrated that 'Ali said: "One day the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was sitting with a stick in his hand, with which he was scratching the ground. He raised his head and said: 'There is no soul among you but his place in Paradise or the Fire is known.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, (if it is so, then) why should we strive? Should we not rely on that?' He said: 'No, keep striving, for everyone will be helped to do that for which he was created.' Then he (s.a.w) recited: As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, and believes in Al-Husna', up to II is saying: We will make smooth for him the path for evil."'