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Is it correct to say: "And I am among the witnesses to that" when reciting "Allah testifies that there is no god but He..." in the prayer?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: If I recite the words of Allah the Exalted,
Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice.شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ
[Ali 'Imran 3:18]
and I am in the prayer,

Answer:
Yes, if he says, may Allah reward you, if I recite the words of Allah the Exalted,
Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice.شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ
[Ali 'Imran 3:18]
and I am in the prayer, or I hear the verse, is it permissible for me to say, “And I am among the witnesses to that”? No, in the prayer you do not say anything except what is established by evidence. As for outside the prayer, there is no harm, but do not pick this up constantly and always; if you say it at times, there is no harm.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [764- 4717] هل يصح قول: وأنا على ذلك من الشاهدين عند قراءة﴿شهد الله أنه لا إله إلا هو..)في الصلاة؟ — youtube.com

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