ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمَلِكَ قَدْ لَقَّنَهُ الِاسْتِثْنَاءَ عِنْدَ يَمِينِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ نَسِيَ

(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 halfboy. 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."  

سُلَيْمَانُ لأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى تِسْعِينَ امْرَأَةً كُلٌّ تَلِدُ غُلاَمًا يُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي الْمَلَكَ 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 ﷺ لَوِ اسْتَثْنَى وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  

I will have an intercourse with seventy wives during the night; all of them will give birth to a male child who will fight in the cause of Allah. His companion or the ang I said to him: Say," If God wills." But he (Hadrat Sulaimin) did not say so, and he forgot it. And none of his wives gave birth to a child, but one who gave birth to a premature child. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Had he said Insha' Allah (if God so will). he would not have failed and his desire would have been materialised.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ لأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ امْرَأَةً كُلُّهُنَّ تَأْتِي بِغُلاَمٍ يُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ أَوِ الْمَلَكُ قُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ وَنَسِيَ فَلَمْ تَأْتِ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْ نِسَائِهِ إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةٌ جَاءَتْ بِشِقِّ غُلاَمٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَوْ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَمْ يَحْنَثْ وَكَانَ دَرَكًا لَهُ فِي حَاجَتِهِ  

"Sulaiman said: 'I will certainly go around to ninety women tonight, each of whom will bear a child who will fight in the cause of Allah.' It was said to him: 'Say: If Allah wills' but he did not say it. He went around to them but none of them bore a child except for one woman who bore half a person." The Messenger of Allah said: "If he had said: 'If Allah wills,' he would not have broken his vow, and this would have been a means to help him to get what he wanted."  

سُلَيْمَانُ لأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى تِسْعِينَ امْرَأَةً تَلِدُ كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ غُلاَمًا يُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ قُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ فَطَافَ بِهِنَّ فَلَمْ تَلِدْ مِنْهُنَّ إِلاَّ امْرَأَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ نِصْفَ إِنْسَانٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَمْ يَحْنَثْ وَكَانَ دَرَكًا لِحَاجَتِهِ  

"Sulaiman said: 'I will certainly go around to ninety women tonight, each of whom will bear a child who will fight in the cause of Allah.' It was said to him: 'Say: If Allah wills' but he did not say it. He went around to them but none of them bore a child except for one woman who bore half a person." The Messenger of Allah said: "If he had said: 'If Allah wills,' he would not have broken his vow, and this would have been a means to help him to get what he wanted." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3856)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ لَأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ بِمِائَةِ امْرَأَةٍ تَلِدُ كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ غُلَامًا يُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ وَنَسِيَ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ فَأَطَافَ بِهِنَّ قَالَ فَلَمْ تَلِدْ مِنْهُنَّ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ نِصْفَ إِنْسَانٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ لَمْ يَحْنَثْ وَكَانَ دَرَكًا لِحَاجَتِهِ  

"قَال سُلَيمَانُ بن دَاود: لأطُوفن الليلَة عَلَى مائة امرأةٍ كلهن يَأتي بِفَارِس يُجَاهِدُ في سَبِيلِ اللهِ، فَقَال لَهُ صَاحِبه: قل: إِن شَاءَ الله"، فلَمْ يَقل: إن شاءَ الله, فطَاف عَلَيهِن فَلَمْ تَحْمِل منْهنَّ إلا امرَأةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ جَاءَت بِشِقِّ إِنْسَان, والذي نفس محمدٍ بيَدِه، لَوْ قَال: إِنْ شَاءَ الله -لَمْ يَحْنَثْ وَكَانَ دَرَكًا لِحَاجَتِه- لَجَاهَدوا في سَبِيلِ اللهِ فِرْسَانًا أَجْمَعُون".