The ruling on swearing by Allah upon Allah
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The questioner:
And I swear by You upon You.
The Shaykh:
If one reaches a degree of sainthood and righteousness such that he swears by Allah, there is no harm, yes.
The questioner:
But not everyone should say it.
The Shaykh:
One swears by Allah (Mighty and Majestic) upon him, but what is prohibited is swearing by other than Allah upon Allah, swearing by a created thing upon Allah; that is what is prohibited. To say, "I swear by your Prophet" or "I ask you by your Prophet," is prohibited, because this is swearing by other than Allah upon Allah. Swearing by other than Allah upon a created thing is not permissible, so how can one swear upon Allah by other than Allah?
And I swear by You upon You.
The Shaykh:
If one reaches a degree of sainthood and righteousness such that he swears by Allah, there is no harm, yes.
The questioner:
But not everyone should say it.
The Shaykh:
One swears by Allah (Mighty and Majestic) upon him, but what is prohibited is swearing by other than Allah upon Allah, swearing by a created thing upon Allah; that is what is prohibited. To say, "I swear by your Prophet" or "I ask you by your Prophet," is prohibited, because this is swearing by other than Allah upon Allah. Swearing by other than Allah upon a created thing is not permissible, so how can one swear upon Allah by other than Allah?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1912] تفسير قوله تعالى: "أم اتخذوا من دون الله شفعاء قل أولو كانوا لا يملكون شيئًا" I صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (2:00)
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