1068—Ja‘far ibn Abd Allah ibn Ya‘qub informed us: Muhammad ibn Harun al-Ruyani informed us: Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Ja‘far narrated to us: Shu‘bah narrated to us—with a change in the chain.

1069—And Ubayd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Asad al-Wasiti informed us: al-Husayn ibn Isma‘il informed us: Muhammad ibn al-Walid narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Ja‘far narrated to us: Shu‘bah narrated to us, from Yazid al-Rishk, who said: I heard Mutarrif narrating from Imran ibn Husayn that the Prophet was asked—or it was said to him—“Can the people of Paradise be distinguished from the people of the Fire?” He said, “Yes.” It was then asked, “Then why do those who act perform deeds?” He said, “Yes; everyone is facilitated for that for which he was created, or for which he has been facilitated.”

It was recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.