A caller says: An advocate claims that swearing an oath is not an act of worship. Is this statement correct?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: There is an advocate who says that swearing an oath is not an act of worship. There is an advocate who says that swearing an oath is not an act of worship. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
It is not an act of worship? This is an oath by Allah. You must fulfill it if it is for good. But if it is for other than good, you break it and pay the expiation for your oath. It is a covenant and a pledge between you and Allah. Yes, it is an act of worship.[An-Nahl 16:91] Fulfilling covenants is undoubtedly an act of worship. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: There is an advocate who says that swearing an oath is not an act of worship. There is an advocate who says that swearing an oath is not an act of worship. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
It is not an act of worship? This is an oath by Allah. You must fulfill it if it is for good. But if it is for other than good, you break it and pay the expiation for your oath. It is a covenant and a pledge between you and Allah. Yes, it is an act of worship.
And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have taken it
وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ إِذَا عَاهَدتُّمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2115 -3022] هناك داعيةٌ يقول: إن الحلف ليس بعبادةٍ، فهل هذا الكلام صحيح؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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