The Ruling on Swearing by the Prophet
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Some people say "by the Prophet," and when we advise them, they seek forgiveness, but then they return to it because their tongues have become accustomed to this phrase. Do they sin when they repeat it?
The Shaykh:
Do they?
The questioner:
They sin when they repeat it.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. Swearing by other than Allah is either disbelief or shirk (associating partners with Allah), so it is not permissible to swear except by Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Let the one who swears swear by Allah or remain silent. It is not permissible to swear by the Prophet or by anyone else. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It carries with it minor shirk, and it carries with it major shirk that expels one from the religion. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Some people say "by the Prophet," and when we advise them, they seek forgiveness, but then they return to it because their tongues have become accustomed to this phrase. Do they sin when they repeat it?
The Shaykh:
Do they?
The questioner:
They sin when they repeat it.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. Swearing by other than Allah is either disbelief or shirk (associating partners with Allah), so it is not permissible to swear except by Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Let the one who swears swear by Allah or remain silent. It is not permissible to swear by the Prophet or by anyone else. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It carries with it minor shirk, and it carries with it major shirk that expels one from the religion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الحلف بالعون؟ ما حكم من اعتاد الحلف بالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:31)
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