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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Swearing by the Right of Allah

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Question:
What is the ruling on swearing with this phrase, namely "by the right of Allah"? Is this considered shirk (associating partners with Allah), even if one did not intend it?

Answer:
That is, one does not swear by the right of Allah; one swears by Allah, and by the might of Allah, and by the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy, and by the One who is All-Aware of everything, and by the Lord of the worlds, and by the One who prostrates with His hand. One does not say, "By the right of Allah," because the right of Allah upon us is to magnify Him and obey Him. Magnifying Him and obeying Him are among our actions, the actions of the created beings. It is our right to affirm His oneness, obey Him, and magnify Him; our affirmation of His oneness and our magnification of Him are our actions, and our actions are created. This means we swear by created things, which is valid. The hadith states that one does not have faith except in Allah alone, or in His names and attributes (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
Source ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 26 — archive.org (1:30:23)

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