Title

Can u give me the law on saying sadaq Allah Adheim after the recitation of quran .And if i say it (tasdeeqan ) is it a bidah because the rasool saws did not do it can u please provide the daleel

Question

Can u give me the law on saying sadaq Allah Adheim after the recitation of quran .And if i say it (tasdeeqan ) is it a bidah because the rasool saws did not do it can u please provide the daleel .Jazak Allah khair.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh  

The words Sadaqallahul Azim mean “Allah The Great has spoken the truth”. In essence this is an affirmation to the verses of the Qur’an which has been recited. It is also recited as etiquette and to make the listeners aware that the recitation has now terminated.

It may not be expressly mentioned in the Ahadeeth that it was the habit of the prophet (sallalahu alaihi wasallam) or the Sahabah (radiyallahu anhum) to read Saadqallahul Azim after reciting Qur’an, but it had been the practice of many pious predecessors to use such words after quoting a verse of the Qur’an. None of them has condemned this or termed it as a Bida’h.

وقال ابن عباس: إذا عسر على المرأة ولدها تكتب هاتين الآيتين والكلمتين في صحيفة ثم تغسل وتسقى منها، وهي: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا إله إلا الله العظيم الحليم الكريم، سبحان الله رب السموات ورب الأرض ورب العرش العظيم {كأنهم يوم يرونها لم يلبثوا إلا عشية أو ضحاها} [النازعات: 46]. {كأنهم يوم يرون ما يوعدون لم يلبثوا إلا ساعة من نهار بلاغ فهل يهلك إلا القوم الفاسقون} صدق الله العظيم. (الجامع لاحكام القراَن ج16  ص215 دار الحديث)

وقال الحسن البصري: صدق الله العظيم. لا يعاقب بمثل فعله إلا الكفور)   . تفسير القرآن العظيم ج3 ص496)

And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Wassalamu Alaykum

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa