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Sahih Bukhari 5242 — Say Insha Allah with Hope
"I will go round all my wives tonight."
Hadith About Saying Insha Allah: Plan With Allah's Will in Mind
Sahih Bukhari : 5242
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5242
حَدَّثَنِي مَحْمُودٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ " قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ـ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ ـ لأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ بِمِائَةِ امْرَأَةٍ، تَلِدُ كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ غُلاَمًا، يُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلَكُ قُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. فَلَمْ يَقُلْ وَنَسِيَ، فَأَطَافَ بِهِنَّ، وَلَمْ تَلِدْ مِنْهُنَّ إِلاَّ امْرَأَةٌ نِصْفَ إِنْسَانٍ ". قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَمْ يَحْنَثْ، وَكَانَ أَرْجَى لِحَاجَتِهِ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
(The Prophet) Solomon son of (the Prophet) David said, "Tonight I will go round (i.e. have sexual relations with) one hundred women (my wives) everyone of whom will deliver a male child who will fight in Allah's Cause." On that an Angel said to him, "Say: 'If Allah will.' " But Solomon did not say it and forgot to say it. Then he had sexual relations with them but none of them delivered any child except one who delivered a half person. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If Solomon had said: 'If Allah will,' Allah would have fulfilled his (above) desire and that saying would have made him more hopeful."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5242In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 175USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 169
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5242
This hadith about saying Insha Allah shows how even a strong plan should be connected to Allah's will. Prophet Solomon intended to go to one hundred wives, hoping that each would give birth to a son who would fight in Allah's Cause. An angel reminded him to say, "If Allah wills," but he forgot. The result mentioned in the hadith was not what he hoped for. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) then explained that if Solomon had said, "If Allah wills," it would have been more hopeful for his need. The message is clear: a believer may plan, hope, and work, but should remember that the final outcome belongs to Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Say Insha Allah when speaking about future plans.
- Strong hopes should still be joined with trust in Allah.
- Forgetting Allah's will can affect how a plan turns out.
- A believer plans with humility, not self-confidence alone.
