The ruling on adding "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" after mentioning "La ilaha illa Allah"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is adding the phrase "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" after mentioning "La ilaha illa Allah" considered part of the prescribed dhikr that is always encouraged, or is that specific to entering Islam?
Answer:
No, it is not specific to entering Islam. Rather, one says, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger." The two testimonies are companions; when they are mentioned together, each has its own meaning. If one of them is mentioned, the other is included in it. The other is included in it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is adding the phrase "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" after mentioning "La ilaha illa Allah" considered part of the prescribed dhikr that is always encouraged, or is that specific to entering Islam?
Answer:
No, it is not specific to entering Islam. Rather, one says, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger." The two testimonies are companions; when they are mentioned together, each has its own meaning. If one of them is mentioned, the other is included in it. The other is included in it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب : فضل التوحيد وما يكفر من الذنوب — islamhouse.com (47:28)
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