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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for the one who is praised to ask the praiser to say: "What Allah willed"?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people, when they are praised and the one who praised them did not invoke blessings, tell them to say "What Allah willed." He says: Is it permissible for him to ask for this? He says: Some people, when they are praised and the one who praised them did not invoke blessings, tell them to say "What Allah willed."

Answer:
No, that is not right. Saying "What Allah willed" is a remembrance of Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3248] هل لمَن أُثنيَ عليه أن يطلبَ مِن المادحِ أن يقولَ: ما شاءَ الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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