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Is it permissible to add the word "Ta'ala" (the Most High) in the saying, "Al-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi Ta'ala wa barakatuh" (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah the Most High and His blessings)?

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The word "Ta'ala" (Exalted be He) is not present in the Prophetic tradition "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings). A Muslim should omit it and restrict themselves to what has been reported in the Sunnah. Continuously using it would make it seem like a Sunnah, yet it was not reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him). However, there is no harm in doing it occasionally.

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