The Difference Between False Testimony and the Oath of Perjury
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Question:
The questioner says: May Allah reward you with good. What is the difference between false testimony and the oath of perjury? Is the sin in both the same, and which is greater?
Answer:
Each of them carries a warning. False testimony has a warning, and the oath of perjury has a warning. The oath of perjury is the false oath that a person swears while intentionally lying; he swears while deliberately intending to lie. It is called "ghumus" (the oath of perjury) because it plunges its owner into sin, and then into the Fire.
The questioner says: May Allah reward you with good. What is the difference between false testimony and the oath of perjury? Is the sin in both the same, and which is greater?
Answer:
Each of them carries a warning. False testimony has a warning, and the oath of perjury has a warning. The oath of perjury is the false oath that a person swears while intentionally lying; he swears while deliberately intending to lie. It is called "ghumus" (the oath of perjury) because it plunges its owner into sin, and then into the Fire.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الفرق بين شهادة الزور ويمين الغموس؟ وهل إثمهما واحد؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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