Saying “Allah Most High said” followed by the ta'awwudh in a khutba

Question

Zayd, when giving a speech, after the sunna khutba (khutba masnuna) says as follows: [ar]أما بعد، قال الله تعالى في القرآن الكريم: فأعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم، بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟…[/ar] “To proceed: Allah Most High said in the Noble Qur'an: ‘I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O you who believe…

Answer

Saying it this way is contrary to caution, namely: outwardly, “I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed” becomes that which “Allah Most High said,” whereas it is not what Allah Most High said. Therefore it should not be said this way. Thus in Radd al-Muhtar, vol. 1, p. 758.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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