Is it permissible for me to say: "I am a believer, if Allah wills"?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner asks: Is this phrase correct and acceptable, namely the statement of the one who says, "I am a believer, if Allah wills"?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this. They say that saying "if Allah wills" means that I have not completed my faith; I have not completed my faith. However, the stronger position, and Allah knows best, is that one says "I am a believer" and that is sufficient, without saying "if Allah wills." Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner asks: Is this phrase correct and acceptable, namely the statement of the one who says, "I am a believer, if Allah wills"?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this. They say that saying "if Allah wills" means that I have not completed my faith; I have not completed my faith. However, the stronger position, and Allah knows best, is that one says "I am a believer" and that is sufficient, without saying "if Allah wills." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 27- هل يجوز أن أقول: "أنا مؤمنٌ إن شاء الله"؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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