Explanation of Riyad al-Salihin-89b
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The reciter: "Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4980Sahih (Al-Albani) Abu Dawud narrated it with a sound chain".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "The chapter on the dislike of a person saying 'What Allah willed and so-and-so willed'":
The dislike mentioned here means prohibition. That is, if you say: "What Allah willed and so-and-so willed," or "What Allah willed and you willed," or something similar, this is prohibited. This is because the conjunction "and" implies equality. If you say: "What Allah willed and so-and-so willed," it is as if you have made so-and-so equal to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in will. Allah the Exalted alone has the complete will and does what He wills. However, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he prohibited that, guided to a permissible statement and said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4980Sahih (Al-Albani), because "then" implies sequence with a delay. This means that the will of Allah is above the will of so-and-so. Similarly, saying "What Allah willed and you willed," Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 783 he rebuked him, As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 64:1386: So here there are levels. The first level is to say "What Allah willed alone." This is a phrase that entrusts the matter to Allah, and the Muslims agreed upon it. All Muslims say: "What Allah willed came to be, and what He did not will did not come to be."
The second level is to say: "What Allah willed, then so-and-so willed." This is permissible; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted it and guided to it.
The third level is to say: "What Allah willed and so-and-so willed." This is forbidden and not permissible, because the person has made the created being equal to the Creator (Mighty and Majestic) in will.
The fourth level is to say: "What Allah willed, so so-and-so willed," using the conjunction "so." This is a matter of consideration, because sequence is implied in it. In other words, if you say "so so-and-so willed," the "so" indicates sequence, but it is not like "then," because "then" indicates sequence with a delay, whereas this indicates sequence immediately following. Therefore, it is a matter of consideration, and for this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not guide to it.
In this hadith, there is evidence that if a person mentions something to people that is not permissible, he should clarify for them what is permissible. Because he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4980Sahih (Al-Albani). Similarly, a teacher of people, when he mentions the prohibited matters to them, should open for them the permissible matters so that people move from this to that.
Some people mention the prohibited things and say: "This is forbidden, this is forbidden," and do not clarify for them the permissible matters. This is closing the doors in front of them without opening the doors. Look at Lot (peace be upon him), who said to his people:[Ash-Shu'ara 26:165-166]: He prohibited the forbidden and guided them to the permissible. Similarly, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4980Sahih (Al-Albani). Rather, look at the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): [Al-Baqarah 2:104]: He prohibited the word "ra'na" (distress us) and guided them to the permissible word: . And when dates were brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), good dates, he said: .
Do not say: "What Allah wills and so and so wills," but say: "What Allah wills and afterwards so and so wills.
لا تقولوا : ما شاء الله وشاء فلان، ولكن قولوا : ما شاء الله ثم شاء فلانThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "The chapter on the dislike of a person saying 'What Allah willed and so-and-so willed'":
The dislike mentioned here means prohibition. That is, if you say: "What Allah willed and so-and-so willed," or "What Allah willed and you willed," or something similar, this is prohibited. This is because the conjunction "and" implies equality. If you say: "What Allah willed and so-and-so willed," it is as if you have made so-and-so equal to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in will. Allah the Exalted alone has the complete will and does what He wills. However, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he prohibited that, guided to a permissible statement and said:
but say: "What Allah wills and afterwards so and so wills.
ولكن قولوا : ما شاء الله ثم شاء فلانA man said, to the Prophet, 'Whatever Allah wills and you will.' He said, 'You have put an equal with Allah.
فإن رجلا قال للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : ما شاء الله وشئت ، قال : أجعلتني لله نداRather, say: "What Allah willed alone"
بل قل ما شاء الله وحدهThe second level is to say: "What Allah willed, then so-and-so willed." This is permissible; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted it and guided to it.
The third level is to say: "What Allah willed and so-and-so willed." This is forbidden and not permissible, because the person has made the created being equal to the Creator (Mighty and Majestic) in will.
The fourth level is to say: "What Allah willed, so so-and-so willed," using the conjunction "so." This is a matter of consideration, because sequence is implied in it. In other words, if you say "so so-and-so willed," the "so" indicates sequence, but it is not like "then," because "then" indicates sequence with a delay, whereas this indicates sequence immediately following. Therefore, it is a matter of consideration, and for this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not guide to it.
In this hadith, there is evidence that if a person mentions something to people that is not permissible, he should clarify for them what is permissible. Because he said:
Do not say: "What Allah wills and so and so wills," but say: "What Allah wills and afterwards so and so wills.
لا تقولوا ما شاء الله وشاء فلان ، ولكن قولوا ما شاء الله ثم شاء فلانSome people mention the prohibited things and say: "This is forbidden, this is forbidden," and do not clarify for them the permissible matters. This is closing the doors in front of them without opening the doors. Look at Lot (peace be upon him), who said to his people: