Is it obligatory for a man to say "if Allah wills" when he resolves in his heart?
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The questioner : ... he resolves to do something tomorrow ...?
The Shaykh : No, if he is informing, there is a difference between informing that he will do it and wanting to do it. I mean, if I say, "I will do that," I am informing about my intention, not that I will actually carry it out. But if I want to inform that I will actually carry it out, then I must say "if Allah wills." Pay attention, everyone, this is an important point. For example, if someone who is determined says, "I will travel to Makkah tomorrow," and it is merely information, is it necessary for him to say "if Allah wills"? It is not necessary. But if he informs, "I will travel tomorrow," meaning that I will do this, that it is my intention to do it, meaning that he wants to inform that the travel will actually happen from him, then he must say "if Allah wills," because he does not control this matter; things change. But informing about his resolve in his heart that he will travel to Makkah tomorrow, there is nothing wrong with that, because it is informing about something that is happening regarding himself right now.
The questioner : Resolving in his heart without speaking?
The Shaykh : No, there is no problem with the resolve; there is no problem. The problem is if he says it, if he speaks. Yes, the last one.
The Shaykh : No, if he is informing, there is a difference between informing that he will do it and wanting to do it. I mean, if I say, "I will do that," I am informing about my intention, not that I will actually carry it out. But if I want to inform that I will actually carry it out, then I must say "if Allah wills." Pay attention, everyone, this is an important point. For example, if someone who is determined says, "I will travel to Makkah tomorrow," and it is merely information, is it necessary for him to say "if Allah wills"? It is not necessary. But if he informs, "I will travel tomorrow," meaning that I will do this, that it is my intention to do it, meaning that he wants to inform that the travel will actually happen from him, then he must say "if Allah wills," because he does not control this matter; things change. But informing about his resolve in his heart that he will travel to Makkah tomorrow, there is nothing wrong with that, because it is informing about something that is happening regarding himself right now.
The questioner : Resolving in his heart without speaking?
The Shaykh : No, there is no problem with the resolve; there is no problem. The problem is if he says it, if he speaks. Yes, the last one.