Swearing by Allah by a creation, and by Allah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is there a legal measure in this statement? O Allah, I enter
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to swear by Allah by any of His creations, whether it be the House, the Messenger, or Jibril, or the righteous. It is not permissible to swear by Allah by a creation by saying, “I ask you by the right of so-and-so,” or “I ask you by so-and-so,” or “by the status of so-and-so.” All of this is swearing by Allah, and it is not permissible for anyone to swear by Allah by any of His creations. Rather, one swears by Allah by Allah Himself.
When a person seeks good from Allah, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2649Sahih (Darussalam), he swears by Allah, not by the creations. Yes. Swearing by a creation is not permissible, neither by Allah nor by anyone else. As for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), He swears by whatever He wills of His creations. As for the created being, he does not swear except by Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
I mean, how does one swear by Allah?
The Shaykh:
He says, “By Allah, O Lord, forgive me,” or “By Allah, O Lord, provide for me.” This is permissible because it is good opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). But if he says, “By Allah, you will not forgive so-and-so, nor have mercy on so-and-so,” that is forbidden. When a man said, “By Allah, Allah will not forgive so-and-so,” Allah the Exalted said:Riyad as-Salihin 1576. So swearing by Allah that He will not do good is not permissible, because it is a bad opinion of Allah, it restricts Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is bad manners with Allah. But swearing by Allah that He will do good is a good opinion of Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
A little bit of cardamom.
The Shaykh:
Or he says, “By Allah, that You will help us,” just as al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) swore by Allah in one of the battles that Allah would help the Muslims, so Allah helped the Muslims. He swore that Allah would help the Muslims and grant him martyrdom, so Allah fulfilled his oath, He helped the believers and granted him martyrdom (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is there a legal measure in this statement? O Allah, I enter
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to swear by Allah by any of His creations, whether it be the House, the Messenger, or Jibril, or the righteous. It is not permissible to swear by Allah by a creation by saying, “I ask you by the right of so-and-so,” or “I ask you by so-and-so,” or “by the status of so-and-so.” All of this is swearing by Allah, and it is not permissible for anyone to swear by Allah by any of His creations. Rather, one swears by Allah by Allah Himself.
When a person seeks good from Allah, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
there are among the slaves of Allah those who, if they swear by Allah, Allah fulfills their oath.
إن من عباد الله من لو أقسم على الله لأبرهThe questioner:
I mean, how does one swear by Allah?
The Shaykh:
He says, “By Allah, O Lord, forgive me,” or “By Allah, O Lord, provide for me.” This is permissible because it is good opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). But if he says, “By Allah, you will not forgive so-and-so, nor have mercy on so-and-so,” that is forbidden. When a man said, “By Allah, Allah will not forgive so-and-so,” Allah the Exalted said:
Who is he who takes an oath in My Name that I will not grant pardon to so-and-so? I have granted pardon to so-and-so and rendered your good deeds fruitless.
من ذا الذي يتألى علي أن لا أغفر لفلان فإني قد غفرت له وأحبطت عملكThe questioner:
A little bit of cardamom.
The Shaykh:
Or he says, “By Allah, that You will help us,” just as al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) swore by Allah in one of the battles that Allah would help the Muslims, so Allah helped the Muslims. He swore that Allah would help the Muslims and grant him martyrdom, so Allah fulfilled his oath, He helped the believers and granted him martyrdom (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 68 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الأيمان|باب جامع الأيمان|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:45)
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