صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب التوحيدThe Book of Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism)
بَابٌ في الْمَشِيئَةِ وَالإِرَادَةِ:Chapter. (Allah’s) Wish and Will.
Hadith 7464
اُردوEn
قَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ نَزَلَتْ فِي أَبِي طَالِبٍ يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ .
And Allah said (in Surah At-Takwir): "You cannot will unless Allah wills." And (in Surah Aal-e-Imran) He said: "Allah grants kingdom to whom He wills." And (in Surah Al-Kahf) He said: "And do not say of anything, 'Indeed, I will do that tomorrow,' except [when adding], 'If Allah wills.'" And (in Surah Al-Qasas) He said: "You cannot guide whom you love, but Allah guides whom He wills." Sa'id bin Al-Musayyib said from his father that this verse was revealed regarding Abu Talib. And (in Surah Al-Baqarah) He said: "Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship."
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا دَعَوْتُمُ اللَّهَ ، فَاعْزِمُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَلَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، فَأَعْطِنِي فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا مُسْتَكْرِهَ لَهُ " .
Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle said, "Whenever anyone of you invoke Allah for something, he should be firm in his asking, and he should not say: 'If You wish, give me...' for none can compel Allah to do something against His Will."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Supplication (du'a) must be made with complete confidence and trust. It should be with the belief that Allah Ta'ala will certainly accept that supplication. Acceptance may occur quickly or after some delay, but the supplication will definitely bear fruit, as is evident from daily experiences.
Supplication (du'a) must be made with complete confidence and trust. It should be with the belief that Allah Ta'ala will certainly accept that supplication. Acceptance may occur quickly or after some delay, but the supplication will definitely bear fruit, as is evident from daily experiences.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 7464
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
A Muslim servant should supplicate with complete confidence and certainty.
He should make supplication with the belief that Allah Ta’ala will surely accept it.
It may be accepted quickly or after some delay, but it is never wasted; supplication will certainly have its effect.
Supplication should not be made conditional upon Allah Ta’ala’s will.
That is, one should not say: “If You will, then accept it.”
Doing so may give the impression that granting the request is possible without His will, whereas without will, it would be compulsion, and no one can compel Allah Ta’ala.
The use of “will” applies to one who can be forced to do something, and Allah Ta’ala is free from this.
In the hadith, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“When making supplication, do not say: O Allah! If You will, forgive me; if You will, have mercy on me.
A person should supplicate with full determination and confidence; Allah Ta’ala does whatever He wills.
No one can compel Him to do anything.”
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Dhikr wa’l-Du‘a, Hadith: 6813.
(2679)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has written that Allah Ta’ala dislikes such conditional supplication because it carries a sense of indifference towards one’s own request, and even towards Allah Ta’ala Himself.
(Fath al-Bari: 13/557)
A Muslim servant should supplicate with complete confidence and certainty.
He should make supplication with the belief that Allah Ta’ala will surely accept it.
It may be accepted quickly or after some delay, but it is never wasted; supplication will certainly have its effect.
Supplication should not be made conditional upon Allah Ta’ala’s will.
That is, one should not say: “If You will, then accept it.”
Doing so may give the impression that granting the request is possible without His will, whereas without will, it would be compulsion, and no one can compel Allah Ta’ala.
The use of “will” applies to one who can be forced to do something, and Allah Ta’ala is free from this.
In the hadith, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“When making supplication, do not say: O Allah! If You will, forgive me; if You will, have mercy on me.
A person should supplicate with full determination and confidence; Allah Ta’ala does whatever He wills.
No one can compel Him to do anything.”
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Dhikr wa’l-Du‘a, Hadith: 6813.
(2679)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has written that Allah Ta’ala dislikes such conditional supplication because it carries a sense of indifference towards one’s own request, and even towards Allah Ta’ala Himself.
(Fath al-Bari: 13/557)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 7464
