Combining the prohibition of conditioning supplication with the will of Allah and the saying: “If Allah wills”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: How do you reconcile the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3497Sahih (Darussalam) with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in supplication: Sunan Abi Dawud 2357Hasan (Al-Albani).
Answer:
“If Allah wills” is for confirmation. It is not for doubt or hesitation; rather, it is for confirmation.[Al-Fath 48:27] This is not for conditioning, but for seeking blessing and confirmation. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: How do you reconcile the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
None of you should say: ‘O Allah forgive me if You wish. O Allah have mercy on me if You wish.’ Let him be firm in asking
لا يقل أحدكم اللهم اغفر لي إن شئت اللهم ارحمني إن شئت ليعزم المسألةThirst has gone, the arteries are moist, and the reward is sure, if Allah wills.
ذهب الظمأ وابتلت العروق وثبت الأجر إن شاء اللهAnswer:
“If Allah wills” is for confirmation. It is not for doubt or hesitation; rather, it is for confirmation.
You will surely enter al-Masjid al-Haram, if Allah wills
لَتَدْخُلُنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 59 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/معى السمود/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (47:21)
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