What is the ruling on swearing by other than Allah without exalting the thing sworn by?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a person swears by other than Allah, and he does not exalt the thing he swears by as he exalts Allah, is this minor shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Yes, the default is that swearing by other than Allah is minor shirk. But if it rises to exalting the created being as one exalts the Creator, then it is major shirk. It has passed you that the grave-worshippers are lenient in swearing by Allah but are not lenient in swearing by the dead. This is major shirk without doubt. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a person swears by other than Allah, and he does not exalt the thing he swears by as he exalts Allah, is this minor shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Yes, the default is that swearing by other than Allah is minor shirk. But if it rises to exalting the created being as one exalts the Creator, then it is major shirk. It has passed you that the grave-worshippers are lenient in swearing by Allah but are not lenient in swearing by the dead. This is major shirk without doubt. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الحلف بغير الله دون تعظيم المحلوف به؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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