Is it understood from the verse (And do not say for anything, "I will do that tomorrow") that "if Allah wills" is not said for an action before tomorrow?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the exception in the saying of the Exalted and Majestic,[Al-Kahf 18:23-24], he asks: If the action is for tomorrow, then this is not said except "if Allah wills." He asks: If it is after an hour, less than tomorrow, does he say this phrase?
Answer:
No. This is the reason for the revelation of the verse. When the Jews asked him about the news, they asked him about Dhul-Qarnayn, they asked him about the People of the Cave. When they asked him, he said, "I will inform you tomorrow, if Allah wills." Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said to him:[Al-Kahf 18:23] Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who said "tomorrow." Then Allah explained to him the three stories. Yes, in Surat al-Kahf, the story of al-Khidr, the story of Dhul-Qarnayn, and the story of the People of the Cave at its beginning. Yes, and it is said that they asked him about the spirit. So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Isra 17:85] He did not explain to him what he explained in the three matters regarding the spirit, because it is a secret among the secrets of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the exception in the saying of the Exalted and Majestic,
(23) And never say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow," (24) Except [when adding], "If Allah wills."
وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَيْءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ ذَٰلِكَ غَدًا إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُAnswer:
No. This is the reason for the revelation of the verse. When the Jews asked him about the news, they asked him about Dhul-Qarnayn, they asked him about the People of the Cave. When they asked him, he said, "I will inform you tomorrow, if Allah wills." Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said to him:
And never say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow,"
وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَيْءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ ذَٰلِكَ غَدًاAnd they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3612- 4717]هل يفهم من الآية(ولاتقولن لشيء إني فاعل ذلك غدا)أن الفعل قبل الغد لايقال فيه إن شاء الله — youtube.com
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