What is the ruling on saying "Truthful is the Great Allah"?
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Question:
Some people are keen to say, "Truthful is the Great Allah," when they finish reading the Qur'an. What is the ruling on this, especially since many school teachers direct students to say it, which has led to its widespread use?
Answer:
The Shaykh: There is no basis for this; it is merely a custom known among people, and we do not know of any basis for it.
It should be left off, because it has no basis, and the situation has led some people to say it during prayer while they are praying. When people become accustomed to customs, they adhere to them and they become acts of worship, so they should be left off. The principles brought by the Shari'ah require that this is a religious innovation:Sahih Muslim 1718b meaning: adhering to it and becoming accustomed to it fits the definition that it is a religious innovation.
As for if it happens occasionally, that does no harm. If it happens occasionally without becoming a habit, that is easier. But making it a habit is something that should not be done. At the very least, it should be said that this is what should be done, meaning: leaving it off is what should be done.
Many of our brothers, teachers and others, have been lenient about this. They heard it from the students and were lenient about it. It is a phrase we hear sometimes, and they are lenient and it occurs in many gatherings. This, in reality, emboldens people to do it and makes them adhere to it. Scholars and students of knowledge should not make it a habit, and they should follow the path of our Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) in such matters at the end of the book. Nothing else is needed. Likewise, at the end of the Sunnah, and if one concludes the research by saying, "Allah knows best," or something similar, there is nothing wrong with that.
The point is that we do not know of any basis for this except in the presence of certain causes, such as seeing something of what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about that will occur in the last times. If he sees it or hears it, he says, "Truthful is Allah and His Messenger," or: "Truthful is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he indeed informed us of this." Meaning: in the presence of such occasions, there is no blame. But making it a permanent habit after reading is something for which we do not know of any basis.
Some people are keen to say, "Truthful is the Great Allah," when they finish reading the Qur'an. What is the ruling on this, especially since many school teachers direct students to say it, which has led to its widespread use?
Answer:
The Shaykh: There is no basis for this; it is merely a custom known among people, and we do not know of any basis for it.
It should be left off, because it has no basis, and the situation has led some people to say it during prayer while they are praying. When people become accustomed to customs, they adhere to them and they become acts of worship, so they should be left off. The principles brought by the Shari'ah require that this is a religious innovation:
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
مَن عمل عملًا ليس عليه أمرُنا فهو ردٌّAs for if it happens occasionally, that does no harm. If it happens occasionally without becoming a habit, that is easier. But making it a habit is something that should not be done. At the very least, it should be said that this is what should be done, meaning: leaving it off is what should be done.
Many of our brothers, teachers and others, have been lenient about this. They heard it from the students and were lenient about it. It is a phrase we hear sometimes, and they are lenient and it occurs in many gatherings. This, in reality, emboldens people to do it and makes them adhere to it. Scholars and students of knowledge should not make it a habit, and they should follow the path of our Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) in such matters at the end of the book. Nothing else is needed. Likewise, at the end of the Sunnah, and if one concludes the research by saying, "Allah knows best," or something similar, there is nothing wrong with that.
The point is that we do not know of any basis for this except in the presence of certain causes, such as seeing something of what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about that will occur in the last times. If he sees it or hears it, he says, "Truthful is Allah and His Messenger," or: "Truthful is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he indeed informed us of this." Meaning: in the presence of such occasions, there is no blame. But making it a permanent habit after reading is something for which we do not know of any basis.
Source
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