84/9. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6720 — Saying In Sha Allah
To say: “In sha’ Allah” while taking an oath
Saying In Sha Allah: The Hadith of Prophet Solomon
Sahih Bukhari : 6720
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6720
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حُجَيْرٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ لأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى تِسْعِينَ امْرَأَةً، كُلٌّ تَلِدُ غُلاَمًا يُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ ـ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي الْمَلَكَ ـ قُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. فَنَسِيَ، فَطَافَ بِهِنَّ، فَلَمْ تَأْتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ بِوَلَدٍ، إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةٌ بِشِقِّ غُلاَمٍ. فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَرْوِيهِ قَالَ " لَوْ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ، لَمْ يَحْنَثْ وَكَانَ دَرَكًا فِي حَاجَتِهِ ". وَقَالَ مَرَّةً قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوِ اسْتَثْنَى ". وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
(The Prophet) Solomon said, "Tonight I will sleep with (my) ninety wives, each of whom will get a male child who will fight for Allah's Cause." On that, his companion (Sufyan said that his companion was an angel) said to him, "Say, "If Allah will (Allah willing)." But Solomon forgot (to say it). He slept with all his wives, but none of the women gave birth to a child, except one who gave birth to a half boy.Abu Huraira added: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If Solomon had said, "If Allah will" (Allah willing), he would not have been unsuccessful in his action, and would have attained what he had desired." Once Abu Huraira added: Allah apostle said, "If he had accepted."
[1] If he had accepted the possibility that Allāh might not fulfil his desire. Such acceptance is expressed by saying, "If Allāh will" ( In sha' Allāh ).Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6720In-book reference : Book 84, Hadith 13USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 79, Hadith 711
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6720
This hadith tells of Prophet Solomon saying he would go to ninety wives in one night, and each would bear a male child who would fight in Allah’s cause. His companion, described in the narration as an angel by Sufyan, told him to say, “If Allah wills.” Solomon forgot to say it. The result mentioned in the hadith was that none of the women bore a child except one, who gave birth to a half-boy. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that if Solomon had said “If Allah wills,” he would not have been unsuccessful and would have attained what he desired. This hadith is often searched as the In Sha Allah hadith because it teaches linking future plans to Allah’s will.
What we learn from this hadith
- Future plans should be connected to Allah’s will.
- Forgetting to say In Sha Allah is part of the story in the text.
- The hadith shows that human plans depend on Allah.
- Strong intention should be joined with humble reliance on Allah.
