The interpretation of "La ilaha illa Allah" by saying: "There is no deity worthy of worship in existence except Allah"
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to interpret "La ilaha illa Allah" by saying, "There is no deity worthy of worship in existence except Allah"?
Answer:
Leave the word "existence" out of it. "There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah"—who said "in existence"? It is not found in the words of the scholars. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to interpret "La ilaha illa Allah" by saying, "There is no deity worthy of worship in existence except Allah"?
Answer:
Leave the word "existence" out of it. "There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah"—who said "in existence"? It is not found in the words of the scholars. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب : قول الله - تعالى - : { إنك لا تهدي من أحببت } الآية — islamhouse.com (57:22)
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