What are the hadiths about destiny (qadar) ? Examples of hadiths about destiny (qadar) …
(ʿAbd Allah b. ʿUmar narrated): My father, ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab (ra), told me, “One day we were sitting in the company of the Messenger of Allah (saw) when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes and having pure black hair. There were no signs of travel on him. None among us recognized him. At last he sat next to the Prophet (saw), knee to knee, and placed his palms on his thighs … and said, ‘Tell me about imān (faith).’ He (the Prophet) replied, ‘Faith is to believe in Allah, in His angels, in His books, in His prophets, in the Day of Judgement, and in destiny whether good or evil.’” (Muslim, al-Iman, 1)
Tawus said, “I heard ʿAbd Allah b. ʿUmar (ra) say that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, ‘Everything is by destiny (a measure and a plan).’” (Muslim, al-Qadar, 18; al-Muwattaʾ, al-Qadar, 1)
According to ʿAli (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “There is none among you, and not a created soul, but has a place either in Paradise or in Hell assigned to him and it is also determined for him whether he will be among the blessed or wretched…” (al-Bukhari, al-Janaʾiz, 82; Muslim, al-Qadar, 6)
When ʿUmar b. al-Khattab (ra) was asked about the meaning of the verse “[Prophet], when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not your Lord?’ and they replied, ‘Yes, we bear witness.’ So you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘We were not aware of this,’” (al-Aʿraf, 7: 172) he said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) being asked about the meaning of this verse and he said, ‘Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, created Adam. Then He stroked his back with His right hand, and progeny issued from it. He said, ‘I created these for Paradise and they will act with the behavior of the people of Paradise.’ Then He stroked his back again and brought forth progeny from him. He said, ‘I created these for the Fire and they will act with the behavior of the people of the Fire.’ A man said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Then of what value are deeds?’ The Messenger of Allah answered, ‘When Allah creates a servant for Paradise, He makes him use the behavior of the people of Paradise, so that he dies doing one of the actions of the people of Paradise and by it He brings him into Paradise. When He creates a servant for the Fire, He makes him use the behavior of the people of the Fire, so that he dies doing one of the actions of the people of the Fire, and by it, He brings him into the Fire.’” (al-Muwattaʾ, al-Qadar, 1)
ʿAbd Allah b. ʿAbbas (ra) reported that he was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (saw) one day when the Prophet (saw) said to him, “O boy! I will teach you some things. Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah, and when you seek aid, seek Allah’s aid. Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you, you would never get any benefit except what Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do something to harm you, you would never be harmed except by what Allah had written for you. The pens are lifted (decision has been made) and the pages are dried (the verdict is final).”(HM2669, Ibn Hanbal, I, 293; T2516, al-Tirmidhi, Sifat al-Qiyama, 59)
According to Abu Khuzama, his father (ra) said, “I asked the Messenger of Allah (saw), ‘O Messenger of Allah! Do you think that the prayers we make, the medical treatments we use, and what we seek to protect ourselves with will contradict anything from Allah’s Decree (qadar, fate)?’ He said: ’They are also from Allah’s Decree.’” (, al-Tirmidhi, al-Tibb, 21)
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths
Hadiths About Belief In The Hereafter
