How to respond to those who claim that the prohibition of swearing by other than Allah has been abrogated and that Imam Ahmad permits it by the Prophet?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do we respond to those who claim that the prohibition of swearing by other than Allah has been abrogated, and that Imam Ahmad permits it by the Prophet? So, is it also permissible by his vision?

Answer:
Ahmad does not abrogate the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If it were established from the Imam, would he abrogate the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? No one’s saying stands alongside the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited swearing by other than Allah. We stand by this, not by the prophets, nor by anyone else. Even if it were assumed that Imam Ahmad said it, or someone else said it, this saying is not accepted. Yes.