What is the ruling on the phrase – with success, if Allah wills – ?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : What is the ruling on saying "with success, if Allah wills"?
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : The supplication, for example, saying "May Allah grant you success" or?
The Shaykh : It is better for a person not to condition that on the will of Allah, but to be decisive. However, if he says: "If You will," addressing Allah (Mighty and Majestic), it becomes forbidden. That is, you must know the difference between "if Allah wills" and "if You will." "If You will" is greater and uglier because it is an address to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so it is as if the person is addressing his Lord, saying: "If You will, forgive me, and if You will, do not forgive me; I do not care." For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And in another narration: , and with this, this session ends.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : What is the ruling on saying "with success, if Allah wills"?
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : The supplication, for example, saying "May Allah grant you success" or?
The Shaykh : It is better for a person not to condition that on the will of Allah, but to be decisive. However, if he says: "If You will," addressing Allah (Mighty and Majestic), it becomes forbidden. That is, you must know the difference between "if Allah wills" and "if You will." "If You will" is greater and uglier because it is an address to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so it is as if the person is addressing his Lord, saying: "If You will, forgive me, and if You will, do not forgive me; I do not care." For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: