What is the ruling on a person saying to another, "You spoke, and your statement is the truth"?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the extent of the permissibility of using this phrase when a person says to another, "You spoke, and your statement is the truth"?
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. This is not said except regarding Allah. This is an exaggeration, and this statement is not said except regarding Allah.[Sad 38:84] This is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), the Truth, I say. As for the human being, he errs; he says the truth and sometimes says other than the truth. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the extent of the permissibility of using this phrase when a person says to another, "You spoke, and your statement is the truth"?
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. This is not said except regarding Allah. This is an exaggeration, and this statement is not said except regarding Allah.
[Allah] said, "The truth [is My oath], and the truth I say -
قَالَ فَالْحَقُّ وَالْحَقَّ أَقُولُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول شخص لآخر قلت وقولك الحق؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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