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.'
Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported:
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 a matter of his, then he said: "It is as Allah wills and you will." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) disapproved of what he said and informed him that coupling the creature's will with the will of Allah using the conjunctive 'and' constitutes minor Shirk (polytheism) and it is impermissible for a Muslim to utter such words. Then, he guided him to the correct wording: "What Allah alone wills," thus singling Allah out in His will and not coupling Him with anyone else's will using any of the conjunctions.
Lessons
It is prohibited to say: "It is as Allah wills and you will" or any similar words containing the conjunctive 'and' between the will of Allah and the will of the slave, for this constitutes minor Shirk.
Forbidding evil is obligatory.
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) guarded the sanctuary of Tawhīd (monotheism) and blocked the means leading to Shirk.
When forbidding evil, it is better to direct the advised person to a permissible alternative following the example of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
To reconcile between the Prophet's words in this Hadīth: "It is what Allah alone wills", and his words in another Hadīth: "Say: What Allah wills, then, what you will", we say that the latter is permissible but the former is better.
It is permissible to say: "What Allah wills, then, what you will"; however, it is better to say: "What Allah alone wills".
Explanation in Arabic
جاءَ رجلٌ إلى النبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فكَلَّمَه في أمرٍ له، ثم قال: "ما شاء الله وشئت"،
فأنكر عليه النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هذا القول، وأخبره أنّ عَطْف مشيئة المخلوق على مشيئة الله بالواو شِركٌ أصغر، لا يجوز للمسلم أن يَتَلَفَّظَ به،
ثم أَرْشَدَه إلى القول الحق: "ما شاء الله وحده"، فيُفْرِد الله في مشيئته، ولا يَعْطِف عليه مشيئة أحدٍ بأيِّ نوع من أنواع العَطْف.
النهي عن قول: ما شاء الله وشئت، وما أشبهه مما فيه عَطْف مشيئة العبد على مشيئة الله بالواو؛ لأنه شرك أصغر.
وجوب إنكار المنكر.
رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قد حَمَى حِمَى التوحيد، وسدَّ طرق الشرك.
عند إنكار المنكر يحسن توجيه المدعو إلى بديل مباح، اقتداءً بالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم.
الجمع بين قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم في هذا الحديث: «ما شاء الله وَحْدَه»، وقوله في الحديث الآخر: «قل: ما شاء الله ثم شئت» أن قول الشخص: «ما شاء الله ثم شئت» جائز، لكن قوله: «ما شاء الله وحده» أفضل.
يجوز أن تقول: «ما شاء الله ثم شئت» ولكن الأفضل قول: «ما شاء الله وحده».
Scholars’ grades
Original grading term, without a named scholar: إسناده حسن
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مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (26110)مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَ , فَقَالَ : جَعَلْتَنِي لِلَّهِ عَدْلا , لا ، بَلْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ
