Riyad as-Salihin - On it being disliked to say, "What Allah wills and so-and-so wills Hadith

Riyad as-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous)

 

by Imam Nawawi

 

333. Chapter: On it being disliked to say, "What Allah wills and so-and-so wills"

1745. Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Do not say, 'What Allah wishes and what so-and-so wishes.' Rather say, 'What Allah wishes and then what so-and-so wishes.'" [Abu Dawud]