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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on saying: "By your life, you are truthful"

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is there a religious prohibition in this phrase, which some people say: "By your life, you are truthful," or their saying "By the helper"? What is the situation with its meaning among us?

Answer:
If this is an oath, then it is shirk (associating partners with Allah) or kufr (disbelief), as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who swears by anyone but Allah is polytheist.حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ أَشْرَكَ كفر أو أشرك
Sunan Abi Dawud 3251Sahih (Al-Albani)
So if the intention behind this is to swear by a created being, then it is haram (forbidden) and shirk. The Muslim should abandon this, even if people are using it; you should not use it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [857- 4717] حكم قول: بلعون إنك صادق - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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