What was the phrase of oath that al-Bara' ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) used to swear by?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: al-Bara' ibn Malik used to swear by Allah. The question is: what was the phrase of oath that al-Bara' used to swear by?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, it was not narrated to us, but he used to swear by Allah. Let us go back to the end of al-Qadisiyyah; what did he say?
The questioner:
He made it ambiguous.
The Shaykh:
What did he bring?
The questioner:
He says: May Allah keep you safe. He says: O Lord, I swear by You that You granted us their shoulders.
The Shaykh:
I swear by You. This is it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: al-Bara' ibn Malik used to swear by Allah. The question is: what was the phrase of oath that al-Bara' used to swear by?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, it was not narrated to us, but he used to swear by Allah. Let us go back to the end of al-Qadisiyyah; what did he say?
The questioner:
He made it ambiguous.
The Shaykh:
What did he bring?
The questioner:
He says: May Allah keep you safe. He says: O Lord, I swear by You that You granted us their shoulders.
The Shaykh:
I swear by You. This is it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [561 -858] ما لفظة القسم التي كان يقسم بها البراء بن مالك رضي الله عنه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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