What is the ruling on saying (Truthful is Allah the Exalted) when finishing the recitation of the Qur'an?
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Question:
Our brother asks about that phrase which reciters repeat after finishing the recitation of the Noble Qur'an, "Truthful is Allah the Exalted." What is your opinion on that?
Answer:
Making this phrase a fixed practice is an innovation (bid'ah) because it is not reported in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor from any of his Companions or the blessed generations, as a fixed practice of saying "Truthful is Allah the Exalted" at the end of a recitation. The rulings of recitation are documented, praise be to Allah, and mentioned in the etiquettes of those who carry the Qur'an, in the rulings of the Qur'an, in the principles of exegesis, and elsewhere. They are documented, and it is not mentioned in them that one says "Truthful is Allah the Exalted" when he finishes the recitation. This would be an innovation. However, if one says it occasionally, especially when a suitable occasion arises, such as when the meaning of a verse becomes clear to him, and he sees its meaning manifest and realized in life, then he says "Truthful is Allah the Exalted." Allah said such and such, and such and such happened. Allah the Exalted says "Be"[Ali 'Imran 3:95]. This is a response to the Jews who claim that they believe in Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but they do not acknowledge the Ancient House which Ibrahim (peace be upon him) built, and they claim to belong to the religion of Ibrahim. So Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) followed up by saying that if they were truthful, they would have acknowledged the status of the Ancient House and would have performed Hajj to it, because this is part of the religion of Ibrahim. Yes. Also, the Jews deny the soul, and Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) mentioned His saying [Ali 'Imran 3:93] from it. So Allah responded to them by saying that there is also a copy of what came before it, or that there is a copy of what came before it in it. This is proof that the text is permissible in the Shari'ah of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Then He said [Ali 'Imran 3:95] from it.
Our brother asks about that phrase which reciters repeat after finishing the recitation of the Noble Qur'an, "Truthful is Allah the Exalted." What is your opinion on that?
Answer:
Making this phrase a fixed practice is an innovation (bid'ah) because it is not reported in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor from any of his Companions or the blessed generations, as a fixed practice of saying "Truthful is Allah the Exalted" at the end of a recitation. The rulings of recitation are documented, praise be to Allah, and mentioned in the etiquettes of those who carry the Qur'an, in the rulings of the Qur'an, in the principles of exegesis, and elsewhere. They are documented, and it is not mentioned in them that one says "Truthful is Allah the Exalted" when he finishes the recitation. This would be an innovation. However, if one says it occasionally, especially when a suitable occasion arises, such as when the meaning of a verse becomes clear to him, and he sees its meaning manifest and realized in life, then he says "Truthful is Allah the Exalted." Allah said such and such, and such and such happened. Allah the Exalted says "Be"
Allah has told the truth. So follow the religion of Abraham
صَدَقَ اللَّهُ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَAll food was lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel had made unlawful to himself before the Torah was revealed. Say, [O Muhammad], "So bring the Torah and recite it, if you should be truthful."
كُلُّ الطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَّا مَا حَرَّمَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تُنَزَّلَ التَّوْرَاةُ قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَSay, "Allah has told the truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he
قُلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماحكم قول (صدق الله العظيم) عند الانتهاء من قراءة القرآن؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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