The Ruling on Swearing by Trust
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. This is a woman asking, and she says: Her friends swear by the trust (al-amanah), and she has advised them not to swear by it, but they have continued to do so. She asks: What is the ruling on swearing by the trust? And is it true that it is from shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible. IfSahih al-Bukhari 2679, then it is not permissible to swear by the trust or by any other created being. It is not permissible to swear except by Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. This is a woman asking, and she says: Her friends swear by the trust (al-amanah), and she has advised them not to swear by it, but they have continued to do so. She asks: What is the ruling on swearing by the trust? And is it true that it is from shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible. If
Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent
كان حالفا فليحلف بالله أو ليصمت
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 08-07-1439هـ — af.org.sa (52:32)
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