The ruling on saying: “I ask you by Allah”
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to say, “I ask you by Allah,” and is this like asking by the face of Allah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not like asking by the face of Allah. Asking someone by Allah is permissible, yes. However, it is obligatory for him to answer you if you ask him by Allah,Sunan Abi Dawud 5109Sahih (Al-Albani) and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: [An-Nisa 4:1] by it. So it is permissible to ask by Allah, but whoever is asked by Allah must give to the one who asked, if the thing asked for is permissible.
The presenter:
We will do so, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to say, “I ask you by Allah,” and is this like asking by the face of Allah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not like asking by the face of Allah. Asking someone by Allah is permissible, yes. However, it is obligatory for him to answer you if you ask him by Allah,
and if anyone asks you (for something) for Allah’s sake, give him
من سألكم بالله فأعطوهWhoever asks you by Allah, give him.
سألكم بالله فأعطوه.And fear Allah, through whom you ask one another
وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِThe presenter:
We will do so, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [46] — alfawzan.live (1:08:27)
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