Is it true that swearing by other than Allah has become minor shirk because it is with the tongue and not the heart?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The statement that swearing by other than Allah is minor shirk because it is with the tongue and not the heart—is this a correct statement? And what is the dividing line between shirk

Answer:
Because it is with the tongue and not the heart. What limit is there for saying this? This is an addition by the one who said it. They say it is minor shirk, unless one intends to exalt the created being as the Creator is exalted, in which case it becomes major shirk. It becomes major shirk. Otherwise, the default is that it is minor shirk. Yes. As for what comes off the tongue without intention, my brother, it is called the idle oath. This is the idle oath; there is nothing wrong with it, no dislike, no prohibition, and no sin. No. Yes.