82/2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6596 — Deeds Made Easy
The pen has become dry with Allah's Knowledge
وَأَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ} وَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ بِمَا أَنْتَ لاَقٍ». قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: {لَهَا سَابِقُونَ} سَبَقَتْ لَهُمُ السَّعَادَةُ.
Hadith About Deeds, Destiny, and What Is Made Easy
Sahih Bukhari : 6596
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6596
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ الرِّشْكُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُعْرَفُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ قَالَ " نَعَمْ ". قَالَ فَلِمَ يَعْمَلُ الْعَامِلُونَ قَالَ "كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ ـ أَوْ لِمَا يُسِّرَ لَهُ" .
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Can the people of Paradise be known (differentiated) from the people of the Fire; The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Yes." The man said, "Why do people (try to) do (good) deeds?" The Prophet said, "Everyone will do the deeds for which he has been created to do or he will do those deeds which will be made easy for him to do." (i.e. everybody will find easy to do such deeds as will lead him to his destined place for which he has been created).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6596In-book reference : Book 82, Hadith 3USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 77, Hadith 595
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6596
This hadith about deeds and destiny records a question asked to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. A man asked whether the people of Paradise could be known apart from the people of the Fire. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered yes. The man then asked why people do deeds. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied that everyone will do the deeds for which he was created, or the deeds made easy for him. The hadith speaks directly about qadar and actions without cancelling the need for action. It shows that people still do deeds, and those deeds move in line with what Allah has made easy for them. The focus is on action, destiny, and Allah's knowledge.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered questions about Paradise, Fire, and deeds.
- People still act and do deeds.
- Each person does what he was created for or what is made easy for him.
- The hadith connects human action with Allah's decree.
