The Ruling on the Phrase "The Qur'an Says"
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The Shaykh:
The people who are next to give the salam, please begin.
The presenter:
The people, the priority. Yes. Correct.
The questioner:
Is there any objection to the phrase "The Qur'an says"? Do people say "The Qur'an says" or "It was said in the Qur'an"? Some writers use it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
It is better to say "Allah says in the Qur'an" or "Allah says in His Book," because the Qur'an is speech, not the one who speaks it; it is Allah who speaks it, Glorified and Exalted is He.
The people who are next to give the salam, please begin.
The presenter:
The people, the priority. Yes. Correct.
The questioner:
Is there any objection to the phrase "The Qur'an says"? Do people say "The Qur'an says" or "It was said in the Qur'an"? Some writers use it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
It is better to say "Allah says in the Qur'an" or "Allah says in His Book," because the Qur'an is speech, not the one who speaks it; it is Allah who speaks it, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب آداب السلام : الأحاديث : [ 859 - 860 ] — islamhouse.com (4:26)
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