The ruling on the common people's saying: "with help" or "with the 'awd"
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Question:
This questioner says to the Honorable Shaykh: Many of the common people say, they say, "by al-'Awl" or "by al-'Awl." Is this swearing by other than Allah or not?
Answer:
We do not know if this is legislated. They say it is an idol. If it is an idol, it is not permissible, because it is swearing by other than Allah. Yes. As for saying "by al-'Awn," meaning by the help of Allah, from the sense of assistance, "by the help of Allah" or "by al-'Awn from Allah, the Exalted," "by al-'Awn from Allah" meaning assistance, this is not a problem. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
This questioner says to the Honorable Shaykh: Many of the common people say, they say, "by al-'Awl" or "by al-'Awl." Is this swearing by other than Allah or not?
Answer:
We do not know if this is legislated. They say it is an idol. If it is an idol, it is not permissible, because it is swearing by other than Allah. Yes. As for saying "by al-'Awn," meaning by the help of Allah, from the sense of assistance, "by the help of Allah" or "by al-'Awn from Allah, the Exalted," "by al-'Awn from Allah" meaning assistance, this is not a problem. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 26 — archive.org (59:11)
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