Phrases of Oath and What Causes Confusion for People
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Question:
He said: It is not permissible to conclude with a verse, nor is it permissible to conclude with the verse of the Cave. But
Answer:
Oaths are only permissible by the names of Allah and His attributes, by the names of Allah and His attributes. A person should use the well-known, familiar phrases. He should not use phrases that people are not accustomed to swearing by, because this causes confusion for people. Saying "By the finger of Allah" and the like also causes confusion for people, even if it is true, because it is not like what people are accustomed to, and it confuses them.
'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) So swear by what is prescribed and permissible, from what people are accustomed to swearing by. Do not go beyond this, so that you do not cause confusion for people, leading them to speak about things they do not know, causing them to fall into error and the cause of this. Yes.
He said: It is not permissible to conclude with a verse, nor is it permissible to conclude with the verse of the Cave. But
Answer:
Oaths are only permissible by the names of Allah and His attributes, by the names of Allah and His attributes. A person should use the well-known, familiar phrases. He should not use phrases that people are not accustomed to swearing by, because this causes confusion for people. Saying "By the finger of Allah" and the like also causes confusion for people, even if it is true, because it is not like what people are accustomed to, and it confuses them.
'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
Inform people of what they know. Do you want Allah and His Messenger to be lied about?
حدث الناس بما يعرفون أتريدون أن يكذب الله ورسوله؟
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 04 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/صادقون مصدقون/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:13)
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