According to the Islamic
expositors, the following passage,
And never say of anything,
“I shall do such and such thing tomorrow.” Except (with the saying), “If Allah
will!” And remember your Lord when you forget and say: “It may be that my Lord
guides me unto a nearer way of truth than this.” S. 18:23-24 Hilali-Khan
Was “revealed,” because of
Muhammad’s failing to say insha Allah (“if Allah wills”).
Suffice it to say, this caused Muhammad quite a bit of embarrassment:
Reason why this
Surah was revealed
Muhammad bin Ishaq
mentioned the reason why this Surah was revealed. He said that an old man from
among the people of Egypt who came to them some forty-odd years ago told him,
from `Ikrimah that Ibn `Abbas said: “The Quraysh sent An-Nadr bin Al-Harith and
`Uqbah bin Abi Mu`it to the Jewish rabbis in Al-Madinah, and told them: `Ask
them (the rabbis) about Muhammad, and describe him to them, and tell them what
he is saying. They are the people of the first Book, and they have more
knowledge of the Prophets than we do.’ So they set out and when they reached
Al-Madinah, they asked the Jewish rabbis about the Messenger of Allah. They
described him to them and told them some of what he had said. They said, `You
are the people of the Tawrah and we have come to you so that you can tell us
about this companion of ours.’ They (the rabbis) said, `Ask him about three
things which we will tell you to ask, and if he answers them then he is a
Prophet who has been sent (by Allah); if he does not, then he is saying things
that are not true, in which case how you will deal with him will be up to you.
Ask him about some young men in ancient times, what was their story? For theirs
is a strange and wondrous tale. Ask him about a man who travelled a great deal
and reached the east and the west of the earth. What was his story? And ask him
about the Ruh (soul or spirit) — what is it? If he tells you about these
things, then he is a Prophet, so follow him, but if he does not tell you, then
he is a man who is making things up, so deal with him as you see fit.’ So
An-Nadr and `Uqbah left and came back to the Quraysh, and said: `O people of Quraysh,
we have come to you with a decisive solution which will put an end to the
problem between you and Muhammad. The Jewish rabbis told us to ask him about
some matters,’ and they told the Quraysh what they were. Then they came to the
Messenger of Allah and said, `O Muhammad, tell us,’ and they asked him about
the things they had been told to ask. The Messenger of Allah said…
(I will tell you tomorrow
about what you have asked me.) but
he did not say `If Allah wills.’ So they went away, and the Messenger of Allah
stayed for fifteen days without any revelation from Allah concerning that, and
Jibril did not come to him either. The people of Makkah started to doubt him,
and said, `Muhammad promised to tell us the next day, and now fifteen days have
gone by and he has not told us anything
in response to the questions we asked.’ The
Messenger of Allah felt sad because of the delay in revelation, and was grieved
by what the people of Makkah were saying about him.
Then Jibril came to him from Allah with the Surah about the companions of
Al-Kahf, which also contained a rebuke for feeling sad about the idolators. The
Surah also told him about the things they had asked him about, the young men
and the traveler. The question about the Ruh was answered in the Ayah…
(And they ask you
concerning the Ruh (the spirit); say: “The Ruh…”) (17:85). (Tafsir Ibn
Kathir http://www.alim.org/library/quran/AlQuran-tafsir/TIK/18/1; underline emphasis mine)
Muhammad’s lord
deliberately withheld the revelation for fifteen days solely because his
so-called prophet neglected to say “if Allah wills”!
If Allah was truly merciful,
he could have simply immediately “sent” Jibril with the answers and corrected
his messenger for failing to say insha Allah, instead of
embarrassing him in front of his enemies.
If this weren’t bad enough,
Muhammad taught that Allah even shamed Solomon for also neglecting to say “if
Allah wills”:
Saying “If Allah
wills” when determining to do Something in the Future
Here Allah shows His
Messenger the correct etiquette when determining to do something in the future;
this should always be referred to the will of Allah, the Knower of the Unseen,
Who knows what was and what is yet to be and what is not to be, and how it will
be if it is to be. It was recorded IN
THE TWO SAHIHS that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said…
(Sulayman bin Dawud said: “Tonight I will go around to seventy women (according to some
reports, it was ninety or one hundred women) so
that each one of them will give birth to a son who will fight for the sake of
Allah.” It was said to him, (according to one report, the angel said to him)
“Say: `If Allah wills’”, but
he did not say it. He went around to
the women but none of them gave birth except for one who gave birth to a
half-formed child.) The Messenger of Allah
said, (By the One in Whose hand is my soul, had he said, “If Allah wills,” he
would not have broken his oath, and that would have helped him to attain what
he wanted. ) According to another report, (They would all have fought as
horsemen in the cause of Allah.) At the beginning of this Surah we discussed the
reason why this Ayah was revealed: when the Prophet was asked about the story
of the people of the Cave, he said, “I will tell you tomorrow.” Then the revelation was delayed for fifteen days. Since we discussed this at length at the beginning of the Surah,
there is no need to repeat it here. (Ibid. http://www.alim.org/library/quran/AlQuran-tafsir/TIK/18/23; capital and underline emphasis mine)
Here are the hadiths in
question:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Prophet Solomon who
had SIXTY WIVES, once said, “Tonight I will have sexual relation
(sleep) with all my wives so that each of them will become pregnant and bring
forth (a boy who will grow into) a cavalier and will fight in Allah’s Cause.”
So he slept with his wives and none of them (conceived and) delivered (a
child) except one who brought a half (body) boy (deformed). Allah’s
Prophet said, “If Solomon had said; ‘If Allah Will,’ then each of those
women would have delivered a (would-be) cavalier to fight in Allah’s Cause.”
(See Hadith No. 74 A, Vol. 4). (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93,
Number 561 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=93&translator=1&start=0&number=561)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Solomon
(the son of) David said, ‘Tonight I will sleep with SEVENTY LADIES each
of whom will conceive a child who will be a knight fighting for “Allah’s
Cause.”’ His companion said, ‘If Allah will.’ But Solomon did not say
so; therefore none of those women got pregnant except one who gave
birth to a half child.” The Prophet further said, “If the Prophet
Solomon had said it (i.e. ‘If Allah will’) he would have begotten
children who would have fought in Allah’s Cause.” Shuaib and Ibn Abi Az-Zinad
said, “NINETY (women) IS MORE CORRECT (than seventy).” (Sahih
al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 635 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=55&translator=1&start=0&number=635)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
(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 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.” (Sahih
al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 79, Number 711 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=79&translator=1&start=0&number=711)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
(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 said, “If Solomon had said: ‘If Allah will,’ Allah would have fulfilled
his (above) desire and that saying would have made him more hopeful.” (Sahih
al-Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 169 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=62&translator=1&start=0&number=169)
Pay close attention to the
fact that neither Muhammad nor the Islamic expositors could figure out whether
Solomon slept with 60, 70, 90 or 100 women, even though other reports state
that he had 300 wives and 700 concubines:
Or nay are they jealous of
people namely of the Prophet for the bounty that God has bestowed upon them in
the way of prophethood and abundance of women? In other words they
wish that he be deprived of such things saying ‘If he were truly a prophet
he would not be concerned with women’. For We gave the House of Abraham his
forefather the likes of Moses David and Solomon the Book and wisdom and
prophethood and We gave them a mighty kingdom David had ninety–nine
women and Solomon had a thousand free women and slavegirls. (Tafsir
al-Jalalayn https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=4&tAyahNo=54&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold emphasis ours)
(Or are they jealous) nay,
they are jealous (of mankind) of Muhammad and his Companions (because of that
which Allah of His bounty hath bestowed upon them?) the Scripture, prophethood
and marrying many wives. (For We bestowed upon the house of Abraham)
David and Solomon ((of old) the Scripture and Wisdom) knowledge, understanding
and prophethood, (and We bestowed on them a mighty kingdom) We honoured them
with prophethood and Islam and bestowed upon them sovereignty over the Children
of Israel. David had 100 legitimate wives, and Solomon had 300 legitimate
wives plus 700 concubines. (Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=4&tAyahNo=54&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold emphasis mine)
And notice how the Muslim
deity utterly shamed his servant, and the son of his servant David, by
preventing his wives from conceiving a child except for the one. And even then
he only permitted that particular spouse to give birth to a deformed baby, whom
Muhammad insultingly called a half-person, e.g., the child wasn’t even good
enough to be considered an actual full-blooded human being.
Now if this is how Muhammad’s
god treats those closest to him, persons who happened to be his very own
prophets and messengers, then imagine how he will treat the rest of his
servants? Such a god is not worthy of one’s trust and worship since one can
never have any assurance that such a being will never disgrace and humiliate
them as well.
Contrast this with the Lord
Jesus who promises to never shame or insult anyone who puts their trust and
hope in him:
“that if you confess with
your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him
from the dead, you will be saved, for with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, ‘Whoever believes in Him will not
be ashamed.’ For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the
same Lord over all is generous toward all who call upon Him. For, ‘Everyone who
calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’” Romans 10:9-13 Modern English
Version (MEV)
This is the only God who is
worthy of all praise, love, trust, and worship.
IHS
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