Benefits of the Hadith: (… She said: “Four rak'ahs, and he adds whatever he wishes”)
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The Shaykh : And in the hadith, the last hadith of Aisha, is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray four rak'ahs and add whatever he wished, and based on this we say there is no limit to the maximum of the sunnah of Dhuha, where she said Sunan Ibn Majah 1381Sahih (Darussalam) or , and in this hadith there is also the affirmation of the slave’s will, that the slave has a will, and in that is a refutation of an innovating sect. Who are they?
The student: The Jabriyyah.
The Shaykh : In this is the affirmation that the slave has a will, so in that is a refutation of whom?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Of whom?
The student: ... .
Another student: The Qadariyyah.
The Shaykh : There is a disagreement here, this Abdullah says regarding the Qadariyyah, and you?
The student: The Jabriyyah.
The Shaykh : The Jabriyyah, did you return to that?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Good, regarding the Jabriyyah, and in the second wording, “whatever he wished,” is a refutation of another innovating sect.
The student: The Qadariyyah.
The Shaykh : Who?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, the Qadariyyah, because the Qadariyyah say that the action of the slave does not return to the will of Allah, and that the slave is independent in his action in terms of desire, power, and action. Yes, the people of the Sunnah and the community say that the action of the slave is by his will, but his will is subordinate to the will of Allah, meaning that we know that if the slave wills something, then Allah has.
The student: Willed it.
The Shaykh : Has willed it, this is the meaning, and we do not say that if Allah wills something, then the slave must will it, and in that we would fall into compulsion (jabr). We say that whenever a person does something, we know that it has occurred.
The student: By the will of … .
The Shaykh : By what? By the will of Allah, and we say if Allah wills something, then the slave must will it, but do we know that Allah willed something before we act?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Never, because the will of Allah for things and His writing of things is unknown to us. All of the divine decree is a hidden secret, as some scholars said. We do not know what Allah is doing, and we do not know what Allah intended, but when we act, we know that Allah has willed this action from us. Yes.
and he would add whatever Allah willed
ويزيد ما شاء اللهand he adds whatever he wishes
يزيد ما شاءThe student: The Jabriyyah.
The Shaykh : In this is the affirmation that the slave has a will, so in that is a refutation of whom?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Of whom?
The student: ... .
Another student: The Qadariyyah.
The Shaykh : There is a disagreement here, this Abdullah says regarding the Qadariyyah, and you?
The student: The Jabriyyah.
The Shaykh : The Jabriyyah, did you return to that?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Good, regarding the Jabriyyah, and in the second wording, “whatever he wished,” is a refutation of another innovating sect.
The student: The Qadariyyah.
The Shaykh : Who?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, the Qadariyyah, because the Qadariyyah say that the action of the slave does not return to the will of Allah, and that the slave is independent in his action in terms of desire, power, and action. Yes, the people of the Sunnah and the community say that the action of the slave is by his will, but his will is subordinate to the will of Allah, meaning that we know that if the slave wills something, then Allah has.
The student: Willed it.
The Shaykh : Has willed it, this is the meaning, and we do not say that if Allah wills something, then the slave must will it, and in that we would fall into compulsion (jabr). We say that whenever a person does something, we know that it has occurred.
The student: By the will of … .
The Shaykh : By what? By the will of Allah, and we say if Allah wills something, then the slave must will it, but do we know that Allah willed something before we act?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Never, because the will of Allah for things and His writing of things is unknown to us. All of the divine decree is a hidden secret, as some scholars said. We do not know what Allah is doing, and we do not know what Allah intended, but when we act, we know that Allah has willed this action from us. Yes.