The questioner asks: What is the ruling on this statement, “By the face of Allah, give me such-and-such”?

Question:
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on a person saying to another, “By the face of Allah, give me such-and-such,” or “do not do such-and-such”?

Answer:
This is prohibited. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Trivial matters are not asked for by the face of Allah, because this is a degradation and a diminishment of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). But one asks for Paradise; one does not ask by the face of Allah except for Paradise. This is in the hadith. Yes. And Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, in the book of Tawhid, has a chapter titled “One does not ask by the face of Allah except for Paradise.” Yes.