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Abu ʿAbd Allah said: As for the actions of the servants, ʿAli b. ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Marwan b. Muʿawiyah narrated to us; Abu Malik narrated to us, from Ribʿi b. Hirash, from Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah fashions every craftsman and his craftsmanship.” On that occasion some of them recited: “And Allah created you and what you do” (Surah al-Saffat 37:96). Thus, He made it clear that the crafts and those who practice them are all created.
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: فَأَمَّا أَفْعَالُ الْعِبَادِ فَقَدْ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَالِكٍ عَنْ رِبْعِي بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ﵁، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَصْنَعُ كُلَّ صَانِعٍ وَصَنْعَتَهُ» وَتَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ: ﴿وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ﴾ [الصافات: ٩٦] ، فَأَخْبَرَ أَنَّ الصِّنَاعَاتِ وَأَهْلَهَا مَخْلُوقَةٌ