Oaths by the soul
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a distinction regarding oaths by the soul?
The Shaykh:
I do not know of an oath by the soul being an oath. An oath is not an oath unless the three letters of the oath are present or implied, whether they are present or implied; that is the oath. As for saying "in my soul" or "in my soul," that is not an oath.
The questioner:
Approximately.
The Shaykh:
Committing to this, in my view, is a commitment. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a distinction regarding oaths by the soul?
The Shaykh:
I do not know of an oath by the soul being an oath. An oath is not an oath unless the three letters of the oath are present or implied, whether they are present or implied; that is the oath. As for saying "in my soul" or "in my soul," that is not an oath.
The questioner:
Approximately.
The Shaykh:
Committing to this, in my view, is a commitment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/136 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (42:30)
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