How do we reconcile his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, “Let none of you say, ‘O Allah, forgive me if You will,’” with his saying, “No harm, it is purification, if Allah wills”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks how we reconcile the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3497Sahih (Darussalam) with his saying in the supplication for the sick, “No harm, it is purification, if Allah wills.”
Answer:
It is from the perspective of reporting and optimism; it is from the perspective of optimism. “No harm, it is purification, if Allah wills” is from the perspective of optimism. “If Allah wills” sometimes comes as a condition and is not intended here; sometimes it comes for seeking blessing; and sometimes it comes for realization, which is what is intended here—either for realization or for seeking blessing. It is not for conditioning. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks how we reconcile the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
None of you should say: ‘O Allah forgive me if You wish. O Allah have mercy on me if You wish.’
لا يقل أحدكم اللهم اغفر لي إن شئت، اللهم ارحمني إن شئتAnswer:
It is from the perspective of reporting and optimism; it is from the perspective of optimism. “No harm, it is purification, if Allah wills” is from the perspective of optimism. “If Allah wills” sometimes comes as a condition and is not intended here; sometimes it comes for seeking blessing; and sometimes it comes for realization, which is what is intended here—either for realization or for seeking blessing. It is not for conditioning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [189 -560] كيف نجمع بين قولهﷺ (لا يقل أحدكم اللهم اغفر لي إن شئت) وقوله (لا بأس طهور إن شاء الله)؟ — youtube.com
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