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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the reason that the letters of the phrase "La ilaha illa Allah" are gutturals?

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Question:
He says: A message has circulated stating that one of the reasons the letters of "La ilaha illa Allah" are gutturals is to make it easy to pronounce at the time of death. Is this statement correct? A message has circulated stating that one of the reasons the letters of "La ilaha illa Allah" are gutturals is to make it easy to pronounce at the time of death. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
This is philosophy. What is this? The reason is its virtue. What is it? That its letters are gutturals? The reason is the virtue of this phrase and its meaning, the meaning of this phrase. Yes, it is not because of its letters. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما سبب أن كلمة لا إله إلا الله حروفها جوفية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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