What is the difference between “O Allah, suffice me if You will and however You will”?
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The questioner : His will is yours,
The Shaykh : So here, the meaning is whatever He wills from what removes the harm from the one who is sufficed, and likewise “however You will” means in whatever manner You will. He did not say “O Allah, suffice me if You will,” so there is a clear difference between them.
The questioner : The boy. The boy who was between the sorcerer and
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the end, he said, “O Allah, send blessings and peace upon him.”
The Shaykh : O Allah, suffice me from their evil. O Allah, suffice me from them however You will. Yes.
The Shaykh : So here, the meaning is whatever He wills from what removes the harm from the one who is sufficed, and likewise “however You will” means in whatever manner You will. He did not say “O Allah, suffice me if You will,” so there is a clear difference between them.
The questioner : The boy. The boy who was between the sorcerer and
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the end, he said, “O Allah, send blessings and peace upon him.”
The Shaykh : O Allah, suffice me from their evil. O Allah, suffice me from them however You will. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 19 - 22 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1408 هـ - الدرس التاسع عشر - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (46:41)
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