The ruling on saying: “I wish it had not happened” or “I wish it had happened”
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Question:
What is the ruling on saying "if only" about something, O Shaykh, such as "if only this had not happened" or "if only such and such had happened"? And how can a Muslim be aware of these rulings?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He said (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 2664 So one should not say this, but rather be content with the divine decree and destiny of Allah, and take the means that protect from the dangers. Yes.
What is the ruling on saying "if only" about something, O Shaykh, such as "if only this had not happened" or "if only such and such had happened"? And how can a Muslim be aware of these rulings?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Let none of you say, “If I had done such and such, then such and such would have happened,” but let him say, “The decree of Allah and His destiny,” or let him say, “What Allah willed, He did.”
لا يقول أحدكم لو أني فعلت كذا لكان كذا وكذا، ولكن ليقول قضاء الله وقدره أو أن يقول قدر الله وما شاء فعل،and your" if" opens the (gate) for the Satan.
فإن لو تفتح عمل الشيطان
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 27-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (36:04)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.