Saying "Truthful is Allah the Exalted" after recitation
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Question:
The following message was received by the program from Buraydah in the Qassim region, sent by our brother Abdullah al-Anazi. Our brother asks two questions. In his first question, he says: What is the ruling on the phrase "Truthful is the Great Allah" at the end of every recitation?
Answer:
This is a phrase that people have adopted today on the radio and everywhere. If it had no basis at all, but if it is sometimes exploited for other than the custom, then there is ease in this. If one reads and says "Truthful is the Great Allah" as a matter of custom, or rather, as a settled matter in the speech of Allah, knowing that it is truth, and he says this in the context of affirming Allah, that His speech is truth and veracity, then there is no harm in it. However, making it a customary closing for every recitation has no basis; rather, it is closer to bid'ah (religious innovation). If it is made a custom, it is closer to bid'ah, because the Companions did not do this, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this in this matter. And if it was not something he was certain of, and if it was not something he was certain of, that indicates it was not practiced. The good lies in following him and proceeding according to his methodology.
Whoever does something that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do and the Companions did not do in any matter, it is bid'ah. In any case, we do not know that there is a basis for this phrase. Rather, we hold that leaving it off is what should be done. As for doing it sometimes without making it a habit, it does not harm.
The presenter:
May Allah welcome you,
The following message was received by the program from Buraydah in the Qassim region, sent by our brother Abdullah al-Anazi. Our brother asks two questions. In his first question, he says: What is the ruling on the phrase "Truthful is the Great Allah" at the end of every recitation?
Answer:
This is a phrase that people have adopted today on the radio and everywhere. If it had no basis at all, but if it is sometimes exploited for other than the custom, then there is ease in this. If one reads and says "Truthful is the Great Allah" as a matter of custom, or rather, as a settled matter in the speech of Allah, knowing that it is truth, and he says this in the context of affirming Allah, that His speech is truth and veracity, then there is no harm in it. However, making it a customary closing for every recitation has no basis; rather, it is closer to bid'ah (religious innovation). If it is made a custom, it is closer to bid'ah, because the Companions did not do this, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this in this matter. And if it was not something he was certain of, and if it was not something he was certain of, that indicates it was not practiced. The good lies in following him and proceeding according to his methodology.
Whoever does something that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do and the Companions did not do in any matter, it is bid'ah. In any case, we do not know that there is a basis for this phrase. Rather, we hold that leaving it off is what should be done. As for doing it sometimes without making it a habit, it does not harm.
The presenter:
May Allah welcome you,
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - ٦٧ — archive.org (18:14)
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