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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on saying (May Allah be truthful, the Great) after reciting the Qur'an

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Question:
From al-Zulfi, this is a message sent by one of the brothers from there, the listener (A. K. S), the Qur'an Memorization School. Our brother says: I often hear that saying: May Allah be truthful, the Great, upon finishing the recitation of the Noble Qur'an is a religious innovation, and some people told me: that it is permissible, and they cited the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Say, "Allah has told the truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truthقُلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا
[Al-Imran:95], and some of the intellectuals also told me: that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he wanted to stop the reciter, would say: That is enough, and would not say: May Allah be truthful, the Great. My question is: Is saying: May Allah be truthful, the Great permissible upon finishing the recitation of the Noble Qur'an? I ask you to please elaborate on this, and may Allah guide you and set your steps right.

Answer:
The people's habit of saying May Allah be truthful, the Great after finishing the recitation is something that has no basis, and it should not be made a habit. Rather, according to the legal principle, it is of the category of religious innovations if one believes it is a recommended practice. One should abandon that and not make it a habit.
As for the noble verse:
Say, "Allah has told the truth. So follow the religion of Abrahamقُلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
[Al Imran:95] it is not about this matter. Rather, Allah commanded him to make clear to them the truth of Allah in what He revealed in His great books, such as the Torah and others, and that He is truthful in what He revealed to His servants in the Torah, the Gospel, and the other revealed books. Just as He is truthful, Glorified and Exalted is He, in what He revealed to His servants in His great book, the Qur'an. However, this is not evidence that it is recommended for anyone to say that after reading the Qur'an, or after reading verses or a chapter. This is not established, nor is it known from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or from his Companions and may Allah be pleased with them. When Ibn Mas'ud recited to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the beginning of Surat al-Nisa' until he reached the words of the Exalted:
So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we bring you, [O Muhammad] against these [people] as a witness?فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ شَهِيدًا
[Al Nisa:41] the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
That is enough for youحسبك
Ibn Mas'ud said: So he turned to him, and behold, his eyes were shedding tears, peace and blessings be upon him. This means he was weeping when he remembered this great station on the Day of Resurrection.
So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we bring youفَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ
[Al Nisa:41] means: O Muhammad,
as a witness over themعَلَى هَؤُلاءِ شَهِيدًا
[Al Nisa:41] means: upon his Ummah, peace and blessings be upon him.
The point is that making a habit of the phrase May Allah be truthful, the Great has no basis in the Shari'ah. As for if a person does it sometimes without intention, it does not harm, May Allah be truthful , but making a habit of that after every recitation, as many people do today, has no basis. And the verse:
Say, "Allah has told the truthقُلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ
[Al-Imran:95] does not contain the word the Great
Say, "Allah has told the truth. So follow the religion of Abrahamقُلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
[Al-Imran:95]. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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