The ruling on using an intermediary and seeking nearness to Allah through a person, and its relation to swearing an oath
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who uses an intermediary?
The Shaykh:
They say that if you seek nearness to Allah through His self, this becomes the meaning of swearing an oath, that you are swearing by Allah, because the "ba" is the "ba" of the oath. If you say, "I ask you by so-and-so" or "by the right of so-and-so," this falls under the category of swearing an oath; the "ba" is the "ba" of the oath. And no one swears by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He swears by Allah by one of His creation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who uses an intermediary?
The Shaykh:
They say that if you seek nearness to Allah through His self, this becomes the meaning of swearing an oath, that you are swearing by Allah, because the "ba" is the "ba" of the oath. If you say, "I ask you by so-and-so" or "by the right of so-and-so," this falls under the category of swearing an oath; the "ba" is the "ba" of the oath. And no one swears by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He swears by Allah by one of His creation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 03- شرح نواقض الاسلام -الناقض الثاني- وسائط - الشيخ صالح الفوزان - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:22)
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