What is the ruling on the ma'mum saying "what Allah willed" during the prayer out of admiration for the imam's recitation?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, what is the ruling on the ma'mum saying, when he hears the imam's recitation: "What Allah willed, Blessed and Exalted is He," fearing that he might afflict him with the evil eye?
The Shaykh : Is it intentional?
The questioner : I mean, if his recitation is distinctive or something like that.
The Shaykh : But he says it before joining him.
The questioner : No, it is spontaneous; sometimes it happens spontaneously.
The Shaykh : The spontaneous act is something for which a person is not blamed; the spontaneous act is not blamed, and a person is not held accountable for it, even if he speaks. If a stone falls on a man while he is praying and he says, "Ah, excuse me," unintentionally, he owes nothing. But in any case, it is better if a person fears that his eye might afflict someone because of his admiration for him to say: "Blessed is Allah upon you," because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man who afflicted his brother with the evil eye:.
As for "What Allah willed, there is no power except with Allah," this is said by one who is pleased with his wealth, as the owner of the garden said to his companion:[Al-Kahf 18:39] And in the athar: or a word to that effect.
The Shaykh : Is it intentional?
The questioner : I mean, if his recitation is distinctive or something like that.
The Shaykh : But he says it before joining him.
The questioner : No, it is spontaneous; sometimes it happens spontaneously.
The Shaykh : The spontaneous act is something for which a person is not blamed; the spontaneous act is not blamed, and a person is not held accountable for it, even if he speaks. If a stone falls on a man while he is praying and he says, "Ah, excuse me," unintentionally, he owes nothing. But in any case, it is better if a person fears that his eye might afflict someone because of his admiration for him to say: "Blessed is Allah upon you," because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man who afflicted his brother with the evil eye:
Why did you not bless him?
هلّا بركت عليهAs for "What Allah willed, there is no power except with Allah," this is said by one who is pleased with his wealth, as the owner of the garden said to his companion: