Shykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah was asked about the authenticity of a Hadeeth stating that when one says “La ilaaha illa Allaah”, i.e. none is worthy of worship but Allaah, 70,000 times and dedicates its reward to a dead person, he earns salvation from Hellfire, and whether the reward reaches the dead person. He answered, “ When a person says

Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. La ilaha illa-llah There is none worthy of worship but Allah. In the adhan for the Subh (Dawn) Prayer (also commonly called the Fajr Prayer), the following words are added after Hayya ‘ala-l-falah: As-Salatu khairun min an-naum, As-Salatu khairun min an-naum.

02. Remembering Allah. In Arabic, “La ilaha ill-Allah wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer. La hawla wa la quwwata illa Billah wa la na’budu illa iyyah. Lahu’l-ni’mah wa lahu’l-fadl wa lahu’l-thana al-hasan. La ilaha ill-Allah mukhliseena lahu’l-deena wa law kariha’l-kafiroon.

Brother whenever one requires to say the Kalima e Shahada you must pronounce it in full eg: La ilaha illallah, Mohamedar Rasul Allah. Many Muslims do say only La ilaha illallah only when they want to stress something to support their dialogue or conversation to create an effect, but it is not their intention to recite the kalima e Shahada.

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