The ruling on swearing by saying: I bear witness to Allah that I am among the people of the Fire

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Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who says, “I bear witness to Allah, then I bear witness to Allah, then I bear witness to Allah,” or says, “By Allah, by Allah, by Allah, that I am among the people of the Fire if I speak to so-and-so”?

Answer:
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. This speech is not permissible. This speech is not permissible.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

Whoever says, "I am a Jew or a Christian"

من قال هو يهودي أو نصراني

Sunan al-Bayhaqi 17:779

He is a liar, so it is as he said

هو كاذب فهو كما قال

, and if he was not a liar, he will not return to Islam safely. This word is dangerous. It is not permissible for a person to invoke the Fire or disbelief upon himself, or for a person to do this thing. It is not permissible for him to swear that he will not speak to so-and-so, if the person he intends is a Muslim and has not wronged him. Even if he has wronged him, he should forgive him, pardon him, and speak to him, because he is his Muslim brother. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade boycotting a Muslim. He said,

It is not allowable for a Muslim to keep apart from his brother

لا يحل لمسلم أن يهجر أخاه

Sunan Abi Dawud 4914Sahih (Al-Albani)

for more than three days.

فوق ثلاث.

when they meet, one of them turns his face away from the other, and the other turns his face from the former, and the better of the two will be the one who greets the other first.

يلتقيان فيعرض هذا ويعرض هذا وخيرهما الذي يبدأ بالسلام

Sahih al-Bukhari 6077

. It is not permissible for Muslims to boycott one another. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,

Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 32 — archive.org (1:19:43)

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