There is no harm in saying, “We will meet in Paradise, if Allah wills”

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. A message reached the program from Riyadh, sent by the listener Ibrahim ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz Abu Hamid. Brother Ibrahim says: Some people circulate a phrase among the Sunnah, which is their saying, “We will meet in Paradise, if Allah wills.” What is the ruling on this phrase? This falls under the category of supplication and hope, desiring the mercy of Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and there is nothing wrong with that. As for saying “if Allah wills,” yes.

Answer:
If he intends by that to affirm the reality or to seek blessing in this phrase, there is nothing wrong with that. Or if he intends by that not to praise himself, meaning that he does not praise himself, but rather that this is dependent on the mercy of Allah the Exalted and Majestic, then there is nothing wrong with that. However, if he intends to make it conditional, it is not permissible to link the supplication with the will, saying, “O Allah, forgive me if You will,” or “O Allah, have mercy on me if You will,” because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that and said, “Let the one who asks be decisive in his asking, for nothing is too great for Allah to give.” And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So if this is in the category of making it conditional on the will, then it is not permissible, and he must be decisive in his asking. But if it is in the category of not praising himself, or in the category of affirming the reality, or seeking blessing in this phrase, then there is nothing wrong with that, if Allah wills. Yes.