The ruling on saying, “I ask you by Allah to do so-and-so”
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Question:
The Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) was asked: What is the opinion on a person saying to another, “I ask you by Allah to do this” or “leave that,” and what is the ruling on what I say?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. You may say, “I ask you by Allah”; there is nothing wrong with it. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:1] To say, “I ask you by Allah to do so-and-so,” is a form of swearing. “I ask you by Allah” means, “I swear by Allah upon you to do so-and-so.” This is a form of swearing upon a person, not a form of seeking intercession through Allah, as some people may imagine. It is not seeking intercession through Allah to the one being asked, but rather it is swearing upon him by Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is permissible to swear by Allah upon a person that he will do so-and-so or not do so-and-so.
The Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) was asked: What is the opinion on a person saying to another, “I ask you by Allah to do this” or “leave that,” and what is the ruling on what I say?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. You may say, “I ask you by Allah”; there is nothing wrong with it. Allah the Exalted said:
And fear Allah, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs
وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالْأَرْحَامَ
Source
قول أسألك بالله — alfawzan.live
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