The Ruling on the Phrases of Oath: “In My Pledge,” “In the Head of His Father,” and “By the Aid”
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are some phrases that I hope you will rule on, may Allah preserve you. The first phrase is “In my pledge.”
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible because it resembles swearing by something other than Allah. Even though “in” is not one of the letters of oath, it resembles an oath, so this should be avoided.
The questioner:
“In the head of his father.”
The Shaykh:
It is the same, it is the same. The letter of oath has been replaced with “in.” Yes.
The questioner:
“By the aid.”
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to swear by anything other than Allah. If “the aid” is like what we hear, that the idol is explicit, then if it is not an idol, it is still not permissible to swear by “the aid.” We do not know what it is. It is not permissible to swear by anything unknown. I swear by Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are some phrases that I hope you will rule on, may Allah preserve you. The first phrase is “In my pledge.”
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible because it resembles swearing by something other than Allah. Even though “in” is not one of the letters of oath, it resembles an oath, so this should be avoided.
The questioner:
“In the head of his father.”
The Shaykh:
It is the same, it is the same. The letter of oath has been replaced with “in.” Yes.
The questioner:
“By the aid.”
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to swear by anything other than Allah. If “the aid” is like what we hear, that the idol is explicit, then if it is not an idol, it is still not permissible to swear by “the aid.” We do not know what it is. It is not permissible to swear by anything unknown. I swear by Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [46] — alfawzan.live (1:09:57)
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