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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Oath-taking on the Mushaf to intensify the oath for students

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In our school, some students commit certain violations, so these students take an oath on the Mushaf in order to intensify the oath upon them, or

Answer:
The mushaf is never used for taking an oath, and the scholars have not mentioned that an oath becomes more severe by swearing on the mushaf. They only mentioned that it becomes more severe in terms of time, such as after the 'Asr prayer, or in terms of place, such as between the Raudah and the minbar in the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque. It becomes more severe in place or in time.
Detain them after the prayerتَحْبِسُونَهُمَا مِن بَعْدِ الصَّلَاةِ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:106]
meaning the 'Asr prayer
let them both swear by Allahفَيُقْسِمَانِ بِاللَّهِ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:106]
, but as for the mushaf, no, the mushaf is never used for taking an oath; this is one of the habits of the ignorant.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/135 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:12:41)

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