Saying "if Allah wills" when asked about a past action
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Question:
He says: I heard some people say that if you do an action, such as prayer or fasting, or any deed in religion or in this world, and you are asked, "Did you pray?" or "Did you fast?", you should not say "if Allah wills," but rather say "yes," because you actually did it. What is your opinion?
Answer:
There is no harm if you say, "I prayed" or "I did such-and-such," when asked; there is no objection to you reporting it. And if you say "if Allah wills" in order to negate self-praise, then there is no harm in that. It is permissible for you to say "if Allah wills," and it is permissible for you not to say it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: I heard some people say that if you do an action, such as prayer or fasting, or any deed in religion or in this world, and you are asked, "Did you pray?" or "Did you fast?", you should not say "if Allah wills," but rather say "yes," because you actually did it. What is your opinion?
Answer:
There is no harm if you say, "I prayed" or "I did such-and-such," when asked; there is no objection to you reporting it. And if you say "if Allah wills" in order to negate self-praise, then there is no harm in that. It is permissible for you to say "if Allah wills," and it is permissible for you not to say it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/163 — archive.org (11:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.