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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on saying "Truthful is Allah, the Exalted" after recitation

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Question:
And may Allah bless you. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, when we say "Truthful is Allah, the Exalted" after we recite the Qur'an, is this found in the Sunnah? And is it correct for a person to repeat this verse after reciting the Qur'an?

Answer:
"Truthful is Allah, the Exalted" is not a verse, it is not a verse, and it is not prescribed to say it after the recitation, because there is no evidence for it. This is among the religious innovations (bid'ah) that people have become accustomed to, and it has no basis. It is not among the rulings of recitation. Rather, it is something people have become accustomed to until it became as if it were a verse from the Qur'an, and the ignorant suppose that this is a verse from the Qur'an, and that it is obligatory for the reciter. I cannot describe this; it is not a verse from the Qur'an, nor is it prescribed for the reciter to say it. Yes, its meaning is correct. Allah is truthful (Glorified and Exalted is He), and who is more truthful than Allah? It was said:
Say, "Allah has told the truth. So follow the religion of Abrahamقُلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
[Ali 'Imran 3:95]
Truthful is Allah, and who is more truthful than Allah? But this is not said at the end of the recitation, because there is no evidence for it, so it is among the newly invented religious innovations. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/228 — archive.org (14:41)

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