Is it correct to interpret "La ilaha illa Allah" as "There is no deity in the heavens and the earth with truth except Allah"?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is it permissible for us to say in interpreting the word of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), "La ilaha illa Allah," that we say: "There is no deity in the heavens and the earth with truth except Allah"?
The Shaykh : What is the meaning?
The questioner : Is there not a contradiction between this and the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:17]?
The Shaykh : What is between them is included, and for this reason, the Qur'an sometimes does not mention what is between them,[An-Najm 53:31]. Sometimes it means it is included in them, but it is better not to restrict anything. "La ilaha illa Allah" means "There is no true deity except Allah," and that is its meaning. And what you referred to is in the Qur'an: [Az-Zukhruf 43:84], and it did not mention what is between them because it is included. Yes, with the oath.
The Shaykh : What is the meaning?
The questioner : Is there not a contradiction between this and the saying of Allah the Exalted:
to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them
لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَاThe Shaykh : What is between them is included, and for this reason, the Qur'an sometimes does not mention what is between them,