Swearing by other than Allah compared to fornication and killing
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Question:
He says (may Allah preserve you): Does that mean that swearing by other than Allah is greater than fornication and killing?
Answer:
In one aspect it is greater, and in another aspect it is not. In the aspect that it is shirk (associating partners with Allah), it is greater than fornication, because fornication does not involve shirk. But in the aspect of the sin and harms that result from fornication, fornication is greater. So each has an aspect that is more severe than the other. Yes.
He says (may Allah preserve you): Does that mean that swearing by other than Allah is greater than fornication and killing?
Answer:
In one aspect it is greater, and in another aspect it is not. In the aspect that it is shirk (associating partners with Allah), it is greater than fornication, because fornication does not involve shirk. But in the aspect of the sin and harms that result from fornication, fornication is greater. So each has an aspect that is more severe than the other. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب السواك وسنن الفطرة — islamhouse.com (1:11:10)
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