سورة الكهف

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) and Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Halabi, Zurara and Muhammad ibn Muslim narrate from Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) and Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding the verse: وَ اذْکُر رَّبَّکَ إِذَا نَسِیتَ [And remember your Lord when you forget], that they said: "If a person swears an oath and forgets to say 'insha'Allah', then when he remembers it, he must say: 'insha'Allah'."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Hamza ibn Humran said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the interpretation of the word of Allah: وَ اذْکُرْ رَبَّکَ إِذا نَسِیتَ [And remember your Lord when you forget]. He said: "It means that when you forget 'insha'Allah' and then remember it afterwards, say 'insha'Allah'."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Husayn ibn Zurara said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the verse: وَ اذْکُر رَّبَّکَ إِذَا نَسِیتَ [And remember your Lord when you forget]. He said: "If a person swears an oath and forgets to say 'insha'Allah', then when he remembers it he must say: 'insha'Allah'."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Hamza ibn Humran said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the interpretation of the verse: وَ اذْکُر رَّبَّکَ إِذَا نَسِیتَ [And remember your Lord when you forget]. He said: "It concerns taking an oath. If you say, 'By Allah, I will not do such and such,' and then you remember that you did not say 'insha'Allah', then say it."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Murazim said: One day Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) entered the house of Mu'attib, while he was preparing to depart for Umrah. The Imam saw a tablet on which the sustenance and provisions of the household were written. Suddenly the Imam noticed that he had written, 'This is for so-and-so, so-and-so and so-and-so,' while there was no mention of in sha Allah [if Allah wills] in it. The Imam (peace be upon him) said: "Who wrote this while there is no mention of in sha Allah in it? How does he suppose that this matter will be fulfilled?" Then he ordered that a pen and ink be brought. Then he said: "Add in sha Allah to it." So he added in sha Allah beside every name.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Murazim ibn Hakim said: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) gave the order that a letter be written concerning a certain matter, and it was written. Then the letter was presented to him, and there was no mention of the divine will in it. The Imam said: "How do you hope that this matter will be accomplished while you have not taken into account the divine will in it? Look at every place in which you have not taken the divine will into account, and say in sha Allah [if Allah wills] for its accomplishment."

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): It is narrated from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) that Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said: "In taking an oath, saying in sha Allah [if Allah wills] is a condition, even if it be forty days later." Then he recited this verse: وَ اذْکُر رَّبَّکَ إِذَا نَسِیتَ [And remember your Lord when you forget].

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): وَ لا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَیْءٍ إِنِّی فاعِلٌ ذلِکَ غَداً إِلَّا أَنْ یَشاءَ اللهُ وَ اذْکُرْ رَبَّکَ إِذا نَسِیتَ [And never say of anything: Indeed I will do this tomorrow, unless Allah wills; and remember your Lord when you forget]; if someone takes an oath and does not say in sha Allah, and forty days later he remembers that he did not say that phrase, he must say it.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Sallam ibn al-Mustanir narrates: Imam Baqir (peace be upon him), concerning the word of Allah: "And We had already taken a covenant from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found no firm resolve in him" (Ta-Ha/115), said: "Indeed Allah the Mighty and Majestic, when He said to Adam (peace be upon him): 'Enter Paradise!' (Ya-Sin/26), said to him: 'But do not approach this tree,' and He showed him the tree. Then Adam (peace be upon him) said to his Lord: 'How shall I approach it when You have forbidden me and my wife from that tree?'" Then Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said: "When Allah said: 'Do not approach this tree,' He meant: do not eat from that tree. Then Adam (peace be upon him) and his wife said: 'So be it, O Lord, we shall not approach it and we shall not eat from it.' But they did not say: 'in sha Allah [if Allah wills].' For this reason Allah left the two of them to themselves and to their own remembrance. Allah the Mighty and Majestic said to His Messenger (peace be upon him and his family) in the Quran: 'And never say of anything: I will do this tomorrow, unless Allah wills' — meaning that I will not do it, because the divine will that I not do that deed precedes, so I do not have the power to do it. And it is for this reason that Allah the Exalted said: وَ اذْکُر رَّبَّکَ إِذَا نَسِیتَ [And remember your Lord when you forget], that is, make an exception for the divine will in your work."