Swearing by Allah and asserting a specific punishment for a specific person
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I heard a man say, "By Allah, He will not fight the strangers over this matter," asking about a man who committed a forbidden act. What is the ruling on that? And is this from swearing by Allah?
Answer:
As for the fact that Allah holds the servants accountable, that is correct. Allah holds the servants accountable. One may swear that Allah will hold the servants accountable because He has informed that He will hold the servants accountable. But regarding a specific person, one does not assert with certainty about his case. One does not assert with certainty about his case. One says, "I fear for you. I fear that Allah will hold you accountable for this thing. I fear that Allah will take you to account and punish you," as a form of advice and admonition. But to assert with certainty that Allah will not forgive him, and that Allah will hold him accountable and punish him, this is not permissible. Like the one who says, "By Allah, Allah will not forgive so-and-so." Allah the Exalted said:. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, I heard a man say, "By Allah, He will not fight the strangers over this matter," asking about a man who committed a forbidden act. What is the ruling on that? And is this from swearing by Allah?
Answer:
As for the fact that Allah holds the servants accountable, that is correct. Allah holds the servants accountable. One may swear that Allah will hold the servants accountable because He has informed that He will hold the servants accountable. But regarding a specific person, one does not assert with certainty about his case. One does not assert with certainty about his case. One says, "I fear for you. I fear that Allah will hold you accountable for this thing. I fear that Allah will take you to account and punish you," as a form of advice and admonition. But to assert with certainty that Allah will not forgive him, and that Allah will hold him accountable and punish him, this is not permissible. Like the one who says, "By Allah, Allah will not forgive so-and-so." Allah the Exalted said:
Who is the one who boasts over Me that I will not forgive so-and-so? I have indeed forgiven him and blotted out his deeds.
من ذا الذي يتعلى علي الا اغفر لفلان اني قد غفرت له واحبطت عمله
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 13 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية / لا نصدق كاهنا ولا عرافا / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:13:39)
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