The ruling on saying "By your head" and "By your life"
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Question:
May Allah reward you. What is the ruling on a man saying "By your head"?
Answer:
And "By your head" or "By your life"—this is wrong. It is not permissible to swear by other than Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3251Sahih (Al-Albani). And whoever swears, let him swear by Allah and remain silent. It is not permissible to say "By your head" or "By your life." No, he should say "By Allah," "By Allah," "By the Merciful," or "By the Mighty." He swears by Allah.
May Allah reward you. What is the ruling on a man saying "By your head"?
Answer:
And "By your head" or "By your life"—this is wrong. It is not permissible to swear by other than Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who swears by anyone but Allah is polytheist.
من حلف بغير الله فقد أشرك
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٥ — archive.org (19:50)
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