significance of saying"Insha 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 wasgoing to buy a cow from the market.
On the way, he met a friend who askedhim where he was going. He told
him about buying the cow but did not say Insha Allah in the end. His
friend reminded him about the Khutbah and told him to say Insha Allah.
However, this individual said that he hadthe money he needs and the
energy to go to the market, thus, there is no point of saying Insha
Allahas he will certainly buy thecow. He thought that saying Insha
Allah will not make any difference.
When he reached the market, he found a cow that met his expectations.
He burgained 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 moneywas missing. A thief had stolen the money while hewas
walking through the busy market. The cow seller asked him whether he
was going to buy the cow or not. "Insha Allah, I will buy it next
week," he said. When he reached home, his wife inquired about the cow.
He told herabout how he forgot to say Insha Allah, and also added,
"Insha Allah, I wanted to buy the cow. But Insha Allah, my moneywas
stolen. Insha Allah, I will buy it next week." His wife clarified to
him that we should say Insha Allah for things that are yet to happen,
not for those things that had already happened. He never forgothis
"Insha Allah" again.
This incident was narratedby Shaikh Wahidullah from Toronto, Canada.
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