Saying: “May Allah make you a scholar or a jurist, if Allah wills”
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prohibition include a person saying to another, “May Allah make you a scholar or a jurist, if Allah wills”?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Does the prohibition include a person saying to another, “May Allah make you a scholar or a jurist, if Allah wills”?
The Shaykh:
If this is in the category of supplication, then he does not say “if Allah wills.” But if it is in the category of expectation, saying “I expect, if Allah wills, that you will be such-and-such,” that is not supplication. However, if he is supplicating to Allah that the person become a scholar or a jurist, he does not add “if Allah wills.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 29:588 and he did not say “if you wish.” Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prohibition include a person saying to another, “May Allah make you a scholar or a jurist, if Allah wills”?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Does the prohibition include a person saying to another, “May Allah make you a scholar or a jurist, if Allah wills”?
The Shaykh:
If this is in the category of supplication, then he does not say “if Allah wills.” But if it is in the category of expectation, saying “I expect, if Allah wills, that you will be such-and-such,” that is not supplication. However, if he is supplicating to Allah that the person become a scholar or a jurist, he does not add “if Allah wills.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas:
O Allah, grant him understanding in the religion and teach him the interpretation
اللهم فقهه في الدين وعلمه التأويل
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب لا يُقال السلام على الله إلى باب لا يقول : عبدي وأَمَتِي — islamhouse.com (1:01:07)
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