Explanation of the author's statement: "Chapter on Exception in Faith: Exception in Faith: That one says: I am a believer, if Allah wills"
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The Shaykh : And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter on Exception in Faith" Exception in faith is a matter about which opinion emerged after the Companions, and it was not widespread among them. It is for a person to say: I am a believer, if Allah wills. Know that things are either confirmed actions or things that are not confirmed. If they are confirmed things, then one should not make an exception regarding them, because making an exception in them is futile. For example, if you say: I am wearing my clothes, if Allah wills, there is no need for this futility, because the mere fact that the clothes are on you is proof that Allah has willed it, so there is no basis for the condition.
Now, if you have prayed and you are asked: Did you pray? And you say: I prayed, if Allah wills. If you intend that the will refers to your action, then it is futile. Why? Because you have already done it and prayed. But if you intend that the will refers to a complete, accepted prayer, then making an exception here has a basis and is not futile, because not every person who prays is truly a worshipper. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man who performed his prayer poorly:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2692Sahih (Darussalam) And he said: Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:361.
If, for example, you were told: This is a leather bag, and you said: If Allah wills. What would that be? It is futile and has no reason, because the bag is a leather bag; it is clear that this bag is made of leather.
If someone asked you while you are washing up after lunch: Did you have lunch? And you said: If Allah wills. What would that be? It is futile. Why? Because Allah has already willed it; you have just had lunch.
Therefore, if you used this expression with people, they would be surprised by it. How can you say: I had lunch, if Allah wills, when you have just had lunch?
But if a disputatious man came and said: I intended by my saying "if Allah wills" a beneficial lunch, because a lunch that fills my stomach is not a lunch from which I benefit. Would that have a basis or not?
The student: It would not.
The Shaykh : It would have a basis, it would have a basis. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ghashiyah 88:7] which has no benefit for the body and does not ward off necessity.
Now, then we say: For known, confirmed things, making an exception is play and futility. For things that are not confirmed, making an exception has a place.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter on Exception in Faith" Exception in faith is a matter about which opinion emerged after the Companions, and it was not widespread among them. It is for a person to say: I am a believer, if Allah wills. Know that things are either confirmed actions or things that are not confirmed. If they are confirmed things, then one should not make an exception regarding them, because making an exception in them is futile. For example, if you say: I am wearing my clothes, if Allah wills, there is no need for this futility, because the mere fact that the clothes are on you is proof that Allah has willed it, so there is no basis for the condition.
Now, if you have prayed and you are asked: Did you pray? And you say: I prayed, if Allah wills. If you intend that the will refers to your action, then it is futile. Why? Because you have already done it and prayed. But if you intend that the will refers to a complete, accepted prayer, then making an exception here has a basis and is not futile, because not every person who prays is truly a worshipper. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man who performed his prayer poorly:
go back and pray for indeed you have not prayed.
ارجع فصل فإنك لم تصلThere is no prayer in the presence of food, nor when one is struggling with the two worst things (urination and defecation).
لا صلاة بحضرة الطعام ولا هو يدافعه الأخبثانIf, for example, you were told: This is a leather bag, and you said: If Allah wills. What would that be? It is futile and has no reason, because the bag is a leather bag; it is clear that this bag is made of leather.
If someone asked you while you are washing up after lunch: Did you have lunch? And you said: If Allah wills. What would that be? It is futile. Why? Because Allah has already willed it; you have just had lunch.
Therefore, if you used this expression with people, they would be surprised by it. How can you say: I had lunch, if Allah wills, when you have just had lunch?
But if a disputatious man came and said: I intended by my saying "if Allah wills" a beneficial lunch, because a lunch that fills my stomach is not a lunch from which I benefit. Would that have a basis or not?
The student: It would not.
The Shaykh : It would have a basis, it would have a basis. Allah the Exalted said:
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوعNow, then we say: For known, confirmed things, making an exception is play and futility. For things that are not confirmed, making an exception has a place.