During a Jumah Khutbah in a small town, an Imam talked about the significance of saying "In shaa Allah" (which means if Allah wills) when planning to do something in the future.
After a few days, a man who had also attended the Khutbah was going to buy a cow from the market. On the way, he met a friend who asked him where he was going. He told him about buying the cow but did not say inshaa Allah in the end.
His friend reminded him about the Khutbah and told him to say Inshaa Allah.
However, this individual said that he had the money he needs and the energy to go to the market, thus, there is no point of saying Inshaa Allah as he will certainly buy the cow. He thought that saying Inshaa Allah will not make any difference.
When he reached the market, he found a cow that met his expectations. He bargained with the seller and came to a reasonable price. Finally, he decided to pay for the cow but was dumbfounded when he discovered that his money was missing. A thief had stolen the money while he was walking through the busy market.
The cow seller asked him whether he was going to buy the cow or not.
"Inshaa Allah, I will buy it next week," he said. When he reached home, his wife inquired about the cow.
He told her about how he forgot to say Inshaa Allah, and also added, "Inshaa Allah, I wanted to buy the cow. But Inshaa Allah, my money was stolen. Inshaa Allah, I will buy it next week."
His wife clarified to him that we should say Inshaa Allah for things that are yet to happen, not for those things that had already happened. He never forgot his "Inshaa Allah" again.
“AND NEVER SAY OF ANYTHING, ‘I SHALL DO SUCH AND SUCH THING TOMORROW.? EXCEPT (WITH THE SAYING): ‘IF ALLAH WILLS!’? AND REMEMBER YOUR LORD WHEN YOU FORGET”
[SURAH AL-KAHF (18): 23]
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