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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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When a person is asked to do something and he refuses, saying: "By so-and-so's face," is this shirk?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when a person is asked to do something and he refuses, saying: "By so-and-so's face," is this shirk?

Answer:
Yes, this is swearing by a created being. "By so-and-so's face" is swearing by a created being. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [725 /1350] عندما يراد من شخص شيء فيمتنع، يقول: بوجه فلان، هل هذا شرك؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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