The Ruling on Swearing by Divorce, Swearing That Something Is Forbidden, and Saying: O Face of Allah

Question:
We have a call from Abd al-Rahman from Riyadh, yes. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Regarding the salam. Your location, O mother of the Shaykh? Please, Shaykh Abd al-Salih, listen to him, please. Shaykh, there is a widespread custom among us in Saudi Arabia, such as swearing by divorce, swearing that something is forbidden, and swearing that something is lawful. I do not know; it is widespread, swearing that something is forbidden and saying, "O Face of Allah." Do you have another question? For you. Do you have another question I can direct? May Allah be with you. May you be safe. Thank you, please, Shaykh.

Answer:
"O Face of Allah" is not permissible. One does not invoke by an attribute; rather, one invokes Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and seeks nearness to Him through His names and attributes. As for swearing by divorce and by what is forbidden, these are matters that are not befitting because they are serious; they may cause a person to lose his wife, she may be separated from him, and she may be divorced from him. So he should leave these matters.
It is called swearing by divorce because he conditions something upon divorce, just as one conditions something upon an oath. Otherwise, it is not swearing by other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic); rather, it follows the course of swearing by Allah, because if he conditions something upon the occurrence of a thing or its prevention, that is the meaning of swearing by Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So the Muslim should avoid this because it may lead to the dissolution of the marriage, separating him from his wife. Yes.