After reading the Qur'an, is it permissible for us to say "True is the Great Allah"?
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The questioner : After reading the Qur'an, is it permissible for us to say "True is the Great Allah"?
The Shaykh : There is no basis for what the reciters have become accustomed to today, and I have no doubt that this is exactly like the addition of the prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after the adhan. As it is said in the philosophy of history that history repeats itself, and as we all know now, the disagreement that has existed for a long time, when some Islamic preachers began calling for reviving the Sunnah and killing off religious innovation, led to a very long dispute that still continues, unfortunately, though its intensity has decreased over time and as minds have become more enlightened. There was a long dispute regarding the addition to the adhan, especially the prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There is no doubt among the scholars of knowledge that this addition is a religious innovation, but the other people say it is a good innovation, and the dispute remains at its peak.
What I want from this introduction is: how did the matter of this addition after the adhan become, in the customs of all people except those whom Allah wills, a part of the adhan? A time will come when their saying today "True is the Great Allah" will become a part of the Noble Qur'an, because people are accustomed to what they received from their fathers and grandfathers. If there is a great difference between this addition "True is the Great Allah" and the prayer upon the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that difference is that there is a verse in the Noble Qur'an that commands the prayer upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), in addition to the hadiths that explicitly state and say that. Even so, this addition after the adhan is an innovation because it contradicts the teachings of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to his callers to prayer, such as Bilal, 'Amr ibn Umm Maktum, and Abu Mahdhura. So what do we say about a phrase that was never mentioned in the Shari'ah to be said on any occasion, "True is the Great Allah"? It is merely a statement that a person can say on the occasion of citing a verse during a lecture or sermon or the like, saying at the beginning or end, "True is the Great Allah" in what he said or when he said it, or reciting the verse and saying "True is the Great Allah." There is no harm in this on a specific occasion, provided that it is not made a habit. If this phrase has no basis in the Shari'ah at all, and it is like a word placed in its place on a specific occasion, there is no harm. But committing to it always and forever is, without doubt, a misguided innovation, and its ruling is known in the authentic hadith: every misguidance is in the Fire. Bring us what you have.
The Shaykh : There is no basis for what the reciters have become accustomed to today, and I have no doubt that this is exactly like the addition of the prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after the adhan. As it is said in the philosophy of history that history repeats itself, and as we all know now, the disagreement that has existed for a long time, when some Islamic preachers began calling for reviving the Sunnah and killing off religious innovation, led to a very long dispute that still continues, unfortunately, though its intensity has decreased over time and as minds have become more enlightened. There was a long dispute regarding the addition to the adhan, especially the prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There is no doubt among the scholars of knowledge that this addition is a religious innovation, but the other people say it is a good innovation, and the dispute remains at its peak.
What I want from this introduction is: how did the matter of this addition after the adhan become, in the customs of all people except those whom Allah wills, a part of the adhan? A time will come when their saying today "True is the Great Allah" will become a part of the Noble Qur'an, because people are accustomed to what they received from their fathers and grandfathers. If there is a great difference between this addition "True is the Great Allah" and the prayer upon the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that difference is that there is a verse in the Noble Qur'an that commands the prayer upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), in addition to the hadiths that explicitly state and say that