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What is the ruling on saying (truly, there is no god but Allah) after the adhan?

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Question:
We move on to a message that reached the program from Doha, Qatar. The sender of the message is the listener: (A. Muhammad). He says in one of his questions: After the mu'adhdhin finishes and concludes the adhan with (there is no god but Allah), some people say: truly, there is no god but Allah. What is the ruling on this? And is that saying correct in itself? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Yes, it is true, and the statement is correct: "There is no god but Allah" is the greatest truth, for He, (Exalted and Majestic is He), is the one who is worthy of worship, and there is no other god worshipped in truth besides Him, as He, the Exalted, said:
And your God is one God; there is no deity except He, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.وَإِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ
[al-Baqarah:163]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: :
Your god is only Allah, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge."إِنَّمَا إِلَهُكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا
[Ta-Ha:98]. And He, the Exalted, said:
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Himوَقَضَى رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ
[al-Isra:23].
He is the true God (Glorified and Exalted is He) ; there is no other god worshipped in truth, but all the gods are false, all of them worshipped in falsehood, as He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said:
That is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehoodذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ هُوَ الْبَاطِلُ
[Al-Hajj: 62]. So all the gods that people worship are false except the true God (Glorified and Exalted is He) , who is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) .
But the Messenger, (peace and blessings be upon him), said:
When you hear the Mu'adhdhin then say what he saysإذا سمعتم المؤذن فقولوا مثلما يقول
Sunan an-Nasa'i 678Sahih (Darussalam)
It is sufficient to say: there is no god but Allah; there is no need to say "truly." It is true, no doubt it is true, but the Prophet, (peace and blessings be upon him), said:
Say what he says.قولوا مثلما يقول
And the mu'adhdhin says: there is no god but Allah, so you say like him: there is no god but Allah, then you send blessings upon the Prophet, (peace and blessings be upon him), then you say:
O Allah, the Lord of this complete call and of this prayer, which is going to be established! Give Muhammad Al-Wasila and Al-Fadila and raise him to Al-Maqam-al-Mahmud which You have promised himاللهم رب هذه الدعوة التامة، والصلاة القائمة، آت محمدًا الوسيلة والفضيلة، وابعثه مقامًا محمودًا الذي وعدته، إنك لا تخلف الميعاد
Sahih al-Bukhari 4719
This is what is prescribed, this is what is prescribed for the listener of the adhan, and he does not add the word "truly." It is better to leave it out. It is a word of truth, but it is better to leave it out, due to the saying of the Prophet, (peace and blessings be upon him):
Say what he says.قولوا مثلما يقول
.
He says like him: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, he says: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, he says: I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, except for the "hi'ah" (the call to prayer and success), he says: there is no power and no strength except with Allah. When he says "come to prayer," he says: there is no power and no strength except with Allah. When he says "come to success," he says: there is no power and no strength except with Allah. Thus the Prophet, (peace and blessings be upon him), guided. Then he says with him: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah, then he sends blessings upon the Prophet, (peace and blessings be upon him), then he says:
O Allah, the Lord of this complete call and of this prayer, which is going to be established! Give Muhammad Al-Wasila and Al-Fadila and raise him to Al-Maqam-al-Mahmud which You have promised himاللهم رب هذه الدعوة التامة والصلاة القائمة آت محمدًا الوسيلة والفضيلة، وابعثه مقامًا محمودًا الذي وعدته، إنك لا تخلف الميعاد
Sahih al-Bukhari 4719
Yes.

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

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