The ruling on swearing by eyes, honor, and dignity
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Question:
What is the ruling on swearing by one's eyes, for example?
Answer:
It is not permissible to swear by the eyes, nor by the eyes. One should not say "by my eyes," nor "by my honor," nor "by my head," nor "by my dignity." This is not permissible. One should never swear by anything other than Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Musnad Ahmad 329Sahih (Darussalam), Sahih al-Bukhari 2679 and let him swear by Him, the Exalted and Majestic is He. So one should not say "by my eyes I did not do it," or "by my honor I did not do it." As for "in my honor," that is an oath, but if he says "by my honor I did not do it," or "by my eyes," or "by my dignity," or "by his life," this is not permissible. It is not permissible to swear by anything other than Allah, whatever it may be. Nor by trust, nor by trust, nor by the Prophet, nor by so-and-so's dignity, nor by so-and-so's life, nor by Ali, nor by al-Hasan, nor by al-Badawi, nor by Abu al-Shaykh ibn al-Qasim, nor by anyone else. One should not swear except by Allah alone. Yes.
What is the ruling on swearing by one's eyes, for example?
Answer:
It is not permissible to swear by the eyes, nor by the eyes. One should not say "by my eyes," nor "by my honor," nor "by my head," nor "by my dignity." This is not permissible. One should never swear by anything other than Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
whoever swears by anything other than Allah has committed an act of shirk.
من حلف بشيء دون الله فقد أشركWhoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah
من كان حالفا فليحلف بالله
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ١٥ — archive.org (49:34)
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