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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Swearing by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

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Question:
Another question asks: What is the ruling on swearing by the Prophet without intending to? And are we held accountable for that out of our ignorance?

Answer:
It is not permissible, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded swearing by Allah. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever swears, let him swear by Allah or remain silentمن كان حالفا أن يحلف بالله أو يصمت
And he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
He who swears by anyone or anything other than Allah, has indeed committed an act of Kufr or Shirkمن حلف بغير الله فقد كفر أو أشرك
Riyad as-Salihin 1711
It is not permissible to swear by anyone other than Allah, neither by the Prophet nor by anyone else. A person does not excuse his tongue by saying, "I did not intend it." He should avoid this matter. Yes.
Source الحلف بالنبي — alfawzan.live

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