Bismillah.
“I will tell you tomorrow”, said the Messenger of Allah [SAWS] when he was asked about the story of the people of the Cave (AlKahf).
He [SAWS] forgot to say in sha Allah. The result? Allah [SWT] delayed the revelation by 15 days. Then, Allah [SWT] revealed the ayaat and instructed His Prophet [SAWS] on the proper etiquettes when scheduling a task for the future:
وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَيْءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ ذَلِكَ غَدًا
And never say of anything, “I shall do such and such thing tomorrow.”
إِلَّا أَن يَشَاء اللَّهُ وَاذْكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلْ عَسَى أَن يَهْدِيَنِ رَبِّي لِأَقْرَبَ مِنْ هَذَا رَشَدًا
Except (with the saying), “If Allah wills!” And remember your Lord when you forget and say: “It may be that my Lord guides me to a nearer way of truth than this.”
[AlKahf:23-24]
So here’s a rule of thumb:
Never, EVER say “I’m gonna do this or that tomorrow”, unless if prefixed or suffixed with “in sha Allah (if Allah wills)”. Because ONLY Allah [SWT] knows when the time comes whether or not you’ll be able to do what you intend to do.
This is the lesson that Allah [SWT] taught to His beloved Prophet [SAWS]. The question is, how will we learn this lesson: by reading the Quran and taking heed, or by having pain inflicted upon us to remind us of this lesson?
WAllahu alim (And Allah knows best).
Jazakallah for this beautiful lesson.
Wasalam
jazka allah khair. just 1 simpel question iA, can you tell me where it talked about the story of how the ayat where reveled after 15 days. is it in a book or was it in some tafsir book?
im just interested to know more about it as i have not heard of that before.
let me know iA
or email me if u can
youssef1985@gmail.com
As Salamo alaikum Youssef.
The reasons for revelation can be found in Tafsir ibn Kathir: http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=18&tid=29908
Hope this helps.
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whats your email, cuz i have other questions to ask you.
asalamu alykoum.
Jazak Allah khiaran katheeran bro. Your comments are very encouraging, alhamdulillah. My email address is: aarij67@gmail.com.
insha’allah
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Keep up the good work bro.