سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الكفاراتThe Chapters on Expiation
بَابُ : النَّهْيِ أَنْ يُقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَChapter: Prohibition on saying: “What Allah wills and you will”
Hadith 2117
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَجْلَحُ الْكِنْدِيُّ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَصَمِّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا حَلَفَ أَحَدُكُمْ ، فَلَا يَقُلْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَ وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ شِئْتَ " .
´It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` 'When anyone of you swears an oath, let him not say: 'What Allah wills and what you will.' Rather let him say: 'What Allah wills and then what you will.'
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
When a Muslim says the phrase:
“Whatever Allah wills and so-and-so wills,”
the intended meaning is that matters are in Allah’s control, but outwardly the matter appears to be in so-and-so’s control and his decision will be acted upon.
This understanding is correct, but the wording is such that it seems as if Allah and a human are making a decision together. Therefore, one should avoid such expressions whose apparent meaning is inappropriate, even if the speaker’s intention is not that inappropriate meaning.
When a Muslim says the phrase:
“Whatever Allah wills and so-and-so wills,”
the intended meaning is that matters are in Allah’s control, but outwardly the matter appears to be in so-and-so’s control and his decision will be acted upon.
This understanding is correct, but the wording is such that it seems as if Allah and a human are making a decision together. Therefore, one should avoid such expressions whose apparent meaning is inappropriate, even if the speaker’s intention is not that inappropriate meaning.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2117
