In shāʾ Allāh (Arabic: إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ, is the Arabic language expression for "God willing" or "if God wills".The phrase comes from a Quranic command which commands Muslims to use it when speaking of future events. The phrase is commonly used by Muslims, Arab Christians, and Arabic-speakers of other religions to refer to events that one hopes will happen in the future.It expresses the belief that nothing happens unless God wills it and that his will supersedes all human will.
"And never say with regard to anything, 'I will certainly do so tomorrow.
Unless (you say), 'By Allah's Will.' Remember your Lord when you forget, and say, 'I have the hope that my Lord will guide me to what is closer thereto in direction.'" - Surah Kahaf 18:23-24
Ibn
Kathir reports that the Quraysh sent Nadhar bin Haarith and Uqba bin
Abi Mu'eet to Madinah (before the Hijrah) to ask the Jews about the
description of the final Nabi. The Jews told them to pose three
questions to Rasulullah ﷺ. If he answered these, then he was a true
Nabi.
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left their homes in the past. The second question was that they should
ask him about the person who extensively treavelled to the east and the
west. The third was about the reality of the soul.
When
they returned from Madinah, they told the Quraysh that they now had a
decisive way of ascertaining the truth about Rasulullah . When they
posed the question to Rasulullah , he told them that he would give them a
reply the following day. However, he omitted to add "Insha'Allah" (If
Allah wills).
As
a result of this, no revelation came to Rasulullah ﷺfor fifteen days
and the Mushrikeen began to taunt him. This caused him much grief, but
on the 15th day day, Hadhrat Jibra'eel appeart with Surah Kahaf, in
which Allah chides Raulullah ﷺfor not adding "Insha'Allah" to his
promise. The reply to their questions came in this Surah and the third
was answered in Surah Bani Isra'eel.
People
of high rank are rebuked even for things that seem minor. Being the
best of creation, Rasulullah was chided by Allah even for omittin a
non-obligatory act. A person can never be cartain of the duration of his
life and can die before he can fulfil his promises. Even if he lives,
he still cannot be certain whether he will be able to conclude the
intended act. He should therefore add "Insha'Allah" to every promise.
"Insha'Allah" should not be added because a person intends to breach the
promise.
Thereafter Allah says, "Remember your Lord when you forget..."
It
has been reported from certain commentators, including Hadhrat
'Abdullah bin 'Abbas رضياللهعنهthat a person may add "Insha'Allah" to
his promise if he forgets, even though this may be after some time. The
addition of "Insha'Allah" will then be considered to be part of the
promise. Although this interpretation seems to correlate with the
context, yet this verse alone is insufficient to pass a ruling in this
regard because it does not clearly state this.
Imam
Abu Hanifah رحمةاللہعلیهhas mentioned that the late addition of
"Insha'Allah" will serve only to increase blessings and amend the
omission. However, it will not annul a vow or a promise to free a slave.
It will annul these things only if it is added immediately after
speaking the sentence. Many other Imams agree with the view of Imam Abu
Hanifa رحمةاللہعلیهand this view is substantiated by many other sources.
According
to this view, the above verse will mean that Allah should be
immediately brought to mind when a person errs and forgets Him. This is
similar to the night of the Ta'rees when Rasulullah and the Sahabah رضياللهعنھمslept through the Fajr salah. On that occasion he told them,
"When
any of you forget a Salah or sleeps through it, then he should perform
it as soon as he remembers because Allah says, 'Establish salah for My
remembrance.'"
".....and say, 'I have the hope that my Lord will guide me to what is closer thereto in direction.'",i.e.
my Lord will guide me to display to you things that are even more
concincing of my Nabihood than the story of the people of the cave.
Rasulullah was therefore able to tell people of stories that predated
the people of the cave. These were such that none could have known
without divine revelation.
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