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Sunan Ibn Majah 2117

Chapter: Prohibition on saying: “What Allah wills and you will”

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2117

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَجْلَحُ الْكِنْدِيُّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَصَمِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِذَا حَلَفَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَقُلْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَ ‏.‏ وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ شِئْتَ ‏"

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

'When anyone of you swears an oath, let him not say: 'What Allah wills and what you will.' Rather let him say: 'What Allah wills and then what you will.'

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2117).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( إِذَا حَلَفَ أَحَدكُمْ ) لَعَلَّهُ تَعَارَفَ عِنْدهمْ الْإِكْثَار مِنْ هَذَا اللَّفْظ عِنْد الْحَلِف فَذَكَرَ هَذَا الْقَيْد جَرْيًا عَلَى الْمُعْتَاد وَإِلَّا فَهَذَا اللَّفْظ مَمْنُوعٌ مُطْلَقًا لِأَنَّهُ يُوهِمُ الْمُسَاوَاةَ وَاللَّائِق أَنْ يُقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّه ثُمَّ شِئْت لِمَا فِي ثُمَّ شِئْت مِنْ الدَّلَالَةِ عَلَى النُّزُول وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده الْأَجْلَح بْن عَبْد اللَّه مُخْتَلَفٌ فِيهِ ضَعَّفَهُ الْإِمَام أَحْمَد وَأَبُو حَاتِم وَالنَّسَائِيّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْن سَعْد وَوَثَّقَهُ اِبْنُ مَعِينٍ وَيَعْقُوب بْن سُفْيَان وَالْعَجْلِيّ وَبَاقِي رِجَال الْإِسْنَاد ثِقَات.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2117
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 2117
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2117
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2117

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  • الاعتبار في الناسخ والمنسوخ من الآثار للحازمي (464)إِذَا حَلَفَ أَحَدُكُمْ ، فَلَا يَقُلْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَ ، وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ : مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ شِئْتَ
  • الصمت وآداب اللسان (341)لا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ : مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَ ، وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ : مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ شِئْتَ

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3773

"You are setting up rivals (to Allah) and associating others (with Him). You say: 'Whatever Allah wills and you will,' and you say: 'By the Ka'bah.'" So the Prophet commanded them, if they wanted to swear an oath, to say: "By the Lord of the Ka'bah;" and to say: "Whatever Allah wills, then what you…

إِذَا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَحْلِفُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا ‏"‏ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَيَقُولُونَ ‏"‏ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ شِئْتَ ‏"

Narrated by Qutayla

Good chain (hasan) Musnad Ahmad 3077

A man came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and talked to him about some matter and then said: It is as Allah wills and you will. Thereupon, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you make me an equal to Allah? Say: 'It is as Allah alone wills.'

A man came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and talked to him about some matter and then said: It is as Allah wills and you will. Thereupon, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you make me an equal to Allah? Say: 'It is as Allah alone…

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ أَجْلَحَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْأَصَمِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرَاجِعُهُ الْكَلَامَ فَقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās Explained

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2118

a Muslim man saw in a dream that he met a man from among the People of the Book, who said: "What good people you would be if only you were not committing Shirk. For you say: 'What Allah wills and Muhammad wills."' He mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: "By Allah, I am aware of that. Say…

"‏ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُ لأَعْرِفُهَا لَكُمْ قُولُوا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ شَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ ‏"

Narrated by At-Tufayl ibn Sakhbara

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