The wisdom behind the prohibition of swearing by the Face of Allah and asking by it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the prohibition of swearing by the Face of Allah has been reported, so what is the wisdom behind that, and it seems
Answer:
regarding swearing by the Face of Allah, the prohibition of asking Allah, of asking by the Face of Allah for anything other than Paradise, has been reported. The prohibition that was reported is against asking by the Face of Allah for anything other than Paradise, because Paradise is the highest objective, and everything else is an easy or minor objective. So one does not ask by the Face of Allah, because this is a disparagement of Allah: that you ask Him for something by His Face. You ask for a garment or a car, or you say, “I ask you by the Face of Allah that you give me a car, give me a garment.” These are minor things for which the Face of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is not disparaged. But you ask Allah for Paradise, you ask Allah for Paradise by His Face, Glorified and Exalted is He. These are the high objectives; that is what is intended. As for swearing, does Allah fulfill it? What is the ruling, my brother? The prohibition against it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the prohibition of swearing by the Face of Allah has been reported, so what is the wisdom behind that, and it seems
Answer:
regarding swearing by the Face of Allah, the prohibition of asking Allah, of asking by the Face of Allah for anything other than Paradise, has been reported. The prohibition that was reported is against asking by the Face of Allah for anything other than Paradise, because Paradise is the highest objective, and everything else is an easy or minor objective. So one does not ask by the Face of Allah, because this is a disparagement of Allah: that you ask Him for something by His Face. You ask for a garment or a car, or you say, “I ask you by the Face of Allah that you give me a car, give me a garment.” These are minor things for which the Face of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is not disparaged. But you ask Allah for Paradise, you ask Allah for Paradise by His Face, Glorified and Exalted is He. These are the high objectives; that is what is intended. As for swearing, does Allah fulfill it? What is the ruling, my brother? The prohibition against it. Yes.
Source
الحلف بوجه الله — alfawzan.live
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