«وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ لَوِ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْءٍ، لَمْ يَنْفَعُوكَ إِلَّا بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بِشَيْءٍ، لَمْ يَضُرُّوكَ إِلَّا بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ، رُفِعَتِ الْأَقْلَامُ وَجَفَّتِ الصُّحُفُ». (Reported by Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi)
Translation: Know that if all people gathered to benefit you, they could only bring the benefit Allah had written for you; and if they gathered to harm you, they could only cause what Allah had decreed concerning you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.
This completes the counsel given to Ibn Abbas. It establishes confidence in Allah's power and decree; it does not remove the obligation to work, take precautions or act justly.