Oath by the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Is this considered shirk (associating partners with Allah) or bid'ah (religious innovation)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone swears by Allah by the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), is this action considered shirk (associating partners with Allah) or bid'ah (religious innovation)?
Answer:
This is considered shirk (associating partners with Allah); because he swore by a created thing, and status is a created thing, so he swore by a created thing. It is not permissible to swear by a created thing for a created thing, so how much less is it permissible to swear by it for the Creator, as the Shaykh said?
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone swears by Allah by the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), is this action considered shirk (associating partners with Allah) or bid'ah (religious innovation)?
Answer:
This is considered shirk (associating partners with Allah); because he swore by a created thing, and status is a created thing, so he swore by a created thing. It is not permissible to swear by a created thing for a created thing, so how much less is it permissible to swear by it for the Creator, as the Shaykh said?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [462 /1350] من أقسم على الله بجاه النبي ﷺ، هل يعد فعله هذا من الشرك أو من البدعة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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