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Sunan an-Nasai 3856 (Book 35, Hadith 96) #18471
The Power of Saying "If Allah Wills"

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of saying "If Allah wills" when making a vow, as it can help one to get what they want.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah, who attributed it to the Prophet: "Sulaiman said: 'I will certainly go around to ninety women tonight, each of whom will bear a child who will fight in the cause of Allah'. It was said to him: 'Say: If Allah wills' but he did not say it. He went around to them but none of them bore a child except for one woman who bore half a person". The Messenger of Allah said: "If he had said: 'If Allah wills,' he would not have broken his vow, and this would have been a means to help him to get what he wanted".
أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رَفَعَهُ ‏"‏ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ لأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى تِسْعِينَ امْرَأَةً تَلِدُ كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ غُلاَمًا يُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ قُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ‏.‏ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ فَطَافَ بِهِنَّ فَلَمْ تَلِدْ مِنْهُنَّ إِلاَّ امْرَأَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ نِصْفَ إِنْسَانٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ لَوْ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَمْ يَحْنَثْ وَكَانَ دَرَكًا لِحَاجَتِهِ

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QUICK LESSONS:
Remembering God's will before making commitments or promises .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of saying “If Allah wills” when making a vow. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah, who attributed it to the Prophet that Prophet Sulaiman said he would go around to ninety women and each would bear a child who will fight in the cause of Allah. However, he did not say “if Allah wills” and only one woman bore half a person. The Messenger of Allah then said that if he had said “if Allah wills” then his vow would not have been broken and this could have been a means for him to get what he wanted. This teaches us that we should always remember to say “if Allah wills” when making any kind of promise or commitment as it can help us achieve our goals in life with His permission.

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