Was there any objection raised to you regarding your saying: “The truth, and I say the truth,” and what was your answer?

Al-Huwayni: Our Shaykh, a man says, “I naturally say this so that we know the answer”The Shaykh : so that some of the people of desires do not exploit it by saying thatThe Shaykh : he frequently says it when he determines the correct ruling in an issue, saying “The truth, and I say the truth,” so they say, “This is ‘I say the truth,’ meaning I do not say anything but the truth, and”The Shaykh : he is not infallible, so he may say something other than the truth?

The Shaykh: What Allah willed – he laughs – and likewise Abu Ishaq –
Al-Huwayni: So they say that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said it; because Allah does not speak except the truth, so what is the answer?The Shaykh ؟

The Shaykh: I do not say “I do not speak except the truth,” but I say, “If I speak, I intend the truth, so I do not say ‘I do not say anything but the truth.’” What is wrong with that? I do not say “I do not say anything but the truth” in the sense that I am infallible, but if I say, “I say what I testify to Allah as being the truth,” that is the truth. If I say, “This is the truth,” they have no complaint against us, they have no complaint against us. Correct, good. What is the difference between this and that? The first sentence is an affirmation, and the second sentence is an affirmation of the first sentence: “This is the truth, and I say the truth.” But I do not say “I do not say anything but the truth,” because that implies restriction and implies infallibility, and this is something we do not attribute to anyone except the prophets and messengers (peace and blessings be upon them). Yes.