"Insha'Allah" When is it for seeking blessing?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. I mean, when is "Insha'Allah" for seeking blessing?
The Shaykh : In a confirmed matter, in a confirmed matter. For example, the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding visiting graves:Sunan Abi Dawud 3237Sahih (Al-Albani) This issue concerns a confirmed matter when the condition of the will is mentioned. It is said to be for seeking blessing, it is said to be for attribution, and it is said to be a condition for the description, not for the act itself. For example, Sunan Abi Dawud 3237Sahih (Al-Albani) we say it is for seeking blessing, or that it is for confirmation and that it occurs by the will of Allah, or that the meaning is Sunan Abi Dawud 3237Sahih (Al-Albani) meaning dying upon faith. And from this, if a person says, "I am a believer, Insha'Allah," is that permissible or not? The scholars differed on this. Some said it is not permissible, and if a person says, "I am a believer, Insha'Allah," he is a disbeliever, based on the idea that the condition implies doubt and hesitation. We say that if he says, "I am a believer, Insha'Allah," it depends on the intention. If he is hesitating, O servant of Allah, where are you
The student : With you
The Shaykh : And what was the last word
The student : It was according to the intention
The Shaykh : Yes, the last word
The student : Allah knows best
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, glory be to Allah. So you are rambling, but you did not go far, did you? Yes. If he says, "I am a believer, Insha'Allah," and what prompted him to do so was hesitation and doubt, there is no doubt that he is a disbeliever, because faith must be certain. But if his intention is, "I am a believer, Insha'Allah," meaning by the will of Allah, then that is true, because there is no faith except by the will of Allah. And if he says, "I am a believer, Insha'Allah," and he said it for seeking blessing, not for attribution, then that is also permissible. So it becomes three categories: If he said it out of hesitation, he is a disbeliever. If he said it for seeking blessing, it is permissible. If he said it as attribution, that his faith occurred by the will of Allah, it is also permissible. Now, is it said in confirmed matters? For example, a person prayed and said the closing salam, so I said to him, "Did you pray?" He said, "Insha'Allah." If he meant the act, it is idle talk. If he meant the reward, it is true. Now, if a person gave you bread and you ate it, and I said, "Did you eat the bread?" He said, "Insha'Allah." Is that necessary? No, that is not necessary; it is idle talk, and the like of that. The important thing is that the condition of the will has different rulings...
The Shaykh : In a confirmed matter, in a confirmed matter. For example, the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding visiting graves:
If Allah wills we shall join you.
وإنا إن شاء الله بكم لاحقونIf Allah wills we shall join you.
وإنا إن شاء الله بكم لاحقونIf Allah wills we shall join you.
وإنا إن شاء الله بكم لاحقونThe student : With you
The Shaykh : And what was the last word
The student : It was according to the intention
The Shaykh : Yes, the last word
The student : Allah knows best
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, glory be to Allah. So you are rambling, but you did not go far, did you? Yes. If he says, "I am a believer, Insha'Allah," and what prompted him to do so was hesitation and doubt, there is no doubt that he is a disbeliever, because faith must be certain. But if his intention is, "I am a believer, Insha'Allah," meaning by the will of Allah, then that is true, because there is no faith except by the will of Allah. And if he says, "I am a believer, Insha'Allah," and he said it for seeking blessing, not for attribution, then that is also permissible. So it becomes three categories: If he said it out of hesitation, he is a disbeliever. If he said it for seeking blessing, it is permissible. If he said it as attribution, that his faith occurred by the will of Allah, it is also permissible. Now, is it said in confirmed matters? For example, a person prayed and said the closing salam, so I said to him, "Did you pray?" He said, "Insha'Allah." If he meant the act, it is idle talk. If he meant the reward, it is true. Now, if a person gave you bread and you ate it, and I said, "Did you eat the bread?" He said, "Insha'Allah." Is that necessary? No, that is not necessary; it is idle talk, and the like of that. The important thing is that the condition of the will has different rulings...