Swearing by other than Allah truthfully and swearing by Allah falsely
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it true that swearing by other than Allah truthfully is more severe than swearing by Allah falsely?
The Shaykh:
Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "I would rather swear by Allah falsely than swear by other than Him, meaning other than Allah, truthfully. Because swearing by other than Allah is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed kufr (disbelief) or shirk. So Ibn Mas'ud says: I would rather swear by Allah falsely than swear by other than Him truthfully." Yes.
The presenter:
Please, go ahead.
The Shaykh:
The evil of shirk is more severe than the evil of lying. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it true that swearing by other than Allah truthfully is more severe than swearing by Allah falsely?
The Shaykh:
Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "I would rather swear by Allah falsely than swear by other than Him, meaning other than Allah, truthfully. Because swearing by other than Allah is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed kufr (disbelief) or shirk. So Ibn Mas'ud says: I would rather swear by Allah falsely than swear by other than Him truthfully." Yes.
The presenter:
Please, go ahead.
The Shaykh:
The evil of shirk is more severe than the evil of lying. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده وتلاعبه ما تلاعب بعباد النار حتى اتخذوها آلهة معبودة — islamhouse.com (1:05:06)
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