Oath by the Qur'an or by the Words of Allah
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The Shaykh:
That is, if he prays alone or prays with people like him, there is no harm in his reciting with whichever of the correct recitations he wishes. As for the one who leads the general public in the town, that is not permissible, because it confuses them. It may lead them to have a bad opinion of him, thinking that he makes mistakes, that he mispronounces, and that... Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to swear by the Qur'an, or to say, "I swear by the Words of Allah"?
The Shaykh:
It is all the same; you may swear by the Words of Allah in general. Because the Words of Allah are abundant.[Al-Kahf 18:109] The sea, yes, it would extend it, and even if what [Luqman 31:27] from eternity speaks and commands and forbids, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Are His Words not counted? The Qur'an is from the Words of Allah. It is a type of the Words of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So if he swears by the Words of Allah in general, or swears by the Qur'an, both are the same. Yes.
That is, if he prays alone or prays with people like him, there is no harm in his reciting with whichever of the correct recitations he wishes. As for the one who leads the general public in the town, that is not permissible, because it confuses them. It may lead them to have a bad opinion of him, thinking that he makes mistakes, that he mispronounces, and that... Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to swear by the Qur'an, or to say, "I swear by the Words of Allah"?
The Shaykh:
It is all the same; you may swear by the Words of Allah in general. Because the Words of Allah are abundant.
Say, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَاتُ رَبِّي وَلَوْwhatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted
فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَامٌ وَالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب موجبات الغسل — islamhouse.com (1:00:59)
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