The occasion of the revelation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And do not say for anything, ‘I will do that tomorrow,’ except [when you say], ‘[except] what Allah wills'”
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: A person delivered a word after the prayer and mentioned the verse in Surat al-Kahf, which is the saying of the Exalted:[Al-Kahf 18:23-24] He stated that this occurred after the revelation was cut off from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for fifteen days, and he specified it as fifteen days because he did not say “if Allah wills.” Is this interpretation correct?
Answer:
They asked him about three matters; they asked him three matters, and he said, “I will inform you about them tomorrow,” and he did not say “if Allah wills.” Allah said to him:[Al-Kahf 18:23-24] So the matter is contingent upon the will, and one should not be certain. The matter is contingent upon the will, and one should not be certain. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: A person delivered a word after the prayer and mentioned the verse in Surat al-Kahf, which is the saying of the Exalted:
(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:
They asked him about three matters; they asked him three matters, and he said, “I will inform you about them tomorrow,” and he did not say “if Allah wills.” Allah said to him:
(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 اللَّهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3128- 4717] سبب نزول قوله تعالى:﴿ولا تقولن لشيء إني فاعل ذلك غدا (23) إلا أن يشاء الله﴾ — youtube.com
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