The ruling on swearing by other than Allah, such as saying "by your head" or "by your life"
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The questioner:
He asks: If a man wants to do something and says to another, "By your head," is this verbal shirk (associating partners with Allah)? If a man wants another to do something and says, "By your head," is this verbal shirk? And likewise, "by your head"?
The Shaykh:
"By your head" or "by your life"—this is swearing by other than Allah, and it is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1711 This hadith is in the authentic collections, but it is minor shirk, or shirk that does not take one out of the religion; it is minor shirk. Yes.
The questioner:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, if he says, "By my parents."
The Shaykh:
Likewise. This "ba" is the "ba" of the oath. There are three letters of the oath: "ba," "waw," and "ta." These are the letters of the oath.
He asks: If a man wants to do something and says to another, "By your head," is this verbal shirk (associating partners with Allah)? If a man wants another to do something and says, "By your head," is this verbal shirk? And likewise, "by your head"?
The Shaykh:
"By your head" or "by your life"—this is swearing by other than Allah, and it is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who swears by anyone or anything other than Allah, has indeed committed an act of Kufr or Shirk
من حلف بغير الله فقد كفر أو أشركThe questioner:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, if he says, "By my parents."
The Shaykh:
Likewise. This "ba" is the "ba" of the oath. There are three letters of the oath: "ba," "waw," and "ta." These are the letters of the oath.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الحلف بالرأس، أو بالوالدين؟ وهل هذا من الشرك اللفظي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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