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1531. Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever swears about an oath and says: 'If Allāh wills (Inshā'-Allāh)', then there is no breaking of the oath against him." (Saḥīh)
[He said:] There is something on this topic from Abū Hurairah.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] The Hadīth of Ibn 'Umar is a Ḥasan Hadīth. 'Ubaidullāh bin 'Umar and others reported it from Nāfi', from Ibn 'Umar as a Mawqūf narration. Similarly, Sālim reported it from Ibn 'Umar [may Allāh be pleased with them] as a Mawqūf narration. We do not know of anyone who narrated it in Marfū' form except from Ayyūb As-Sakhtiyānī. Ismā'īl bin Ibrāhīm said: "Sometimes Ayyūb narrated it as Marfū' and sometimes he did not narrate it as Marfū'."
This is acted upon according to most of the people of knowledge
among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others regarding making an exception when connecting it to an oath, then one will not be guilty of having broken the oath. This is the view of Sufyān Ath-Thawrī, Al-Awzā'ī, Mālik bin Anas, 'Abdullāh bin Al-Mubārak, Ash-Shāfi'ī, Aḥmad, and Ishāq.
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In view of most of the scholars saying 'Inshā'-Allāh' - if it is Will of Allāh - clears one from the oath and there is no expiation for breaking an oath in such case. In the view of some followers of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, and according to Tāwūs and Ḥasan, Inshā'-Allāh can be said as long as the gathering is there and when the assembly is dispersed, there is no choice of saying it.
