Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Amr (RA) narrated: Allah’s Messenger (SAW) came to us and he had in his hand two books. He asked, “Can you surmise what these two books are? We said, ‘No, O Messenger of Allah (SAW) unless you inform us.’ He said, “About the one that is in my right hand, it is a book from the Lord of the worlds. In it are names of the people of Paradise and the names of their ancestors and of their tribes. Then they are added up in the end. So, there will never be an increase in them, nor a decrease from them ever.” As for the one in his left hand, he said, “This is a book from the Lord of the worlds. In it are names of the people of the fire and the names of their tribes. In the end, they are summed up. There never will be an increase in their numbers and there never will be a decrease in them.” His companions said, “O Messenger of Allah (SAW) then what the point in deeds is if the affair is already over from them?” He said, “Advance at a moderate pace and get closer, for the deeds of the people of Paradise are sealed for them though they may have done whatever deed before that. And for the people of Hell, the deeds of the people of Hell are sealed for them no matter what deed they may have done earlier.” Then Allah’s Messenger (SAW) gestured with both hands and threw both of them the books away, saying, “Your Lord is over with the creatures, a section in Paradise and a section in Hell.”
[Ahmed 6574]