What is the ruling on saying "Truthful is Allah, the Mighty" after finishing the recitation of the Qur'an?
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The questioner : Yes, this is asking about the phrase: "Truthful is Allah, the Mighty"?
The Shaykh : It has no basis.
The questioner : They say it.
The Shaykh : It has no basis in this place.
The questioner : "Truthful is our noble Messenger"?
The Shaykh :[An-Nisa 4:122], no one, but this is a practice among the reciters in the last times; it is misguidance and was not at all part of the practice of the Salaf.
The questioner : When a person says to another person: "Truthful is Allah," or "You are truthful," for example, and he is more knowledgeable than him, so he says to him: "You are truthful," and he has knowledge of the matter, so he says to him "You are truthful," who is truthful enough to say about Allah, the Exalted, "Truthful is Allah, the Mighty"?
The Shaykh : Leave it alone; it is a religious innovation, and the matter is settled.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It has no basis.
The questioner : They say it.
The Shaykh : It has no basis in this place.
The questioner : "Truthful is our noble Messenger"?
The Shaykh :
and who is more truthful than Allah in statement.
وَمَنْ أَصْدَقُ مِنَ اللَّهِ قِيلًاThe questioner : When a person says to another person: "Truthful is Allah," or "You are truthful," for example, and he is more knowledgeable than him, so he says to him: "You are truthful," and he has knowledge of the matter, so he says to him "You are truthful," who is truthful enough to say about Allah, the Exalted, "Truthful is Allah, the Mighty"?
The Shaykh : Leave it alone; it is a religious innovation, and the matter is settled.
The questioner: Yes.
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