Is it permissible to say: Swearing by other than Allah is more severe than zina and killing the soul?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it permissible, in order to emphasize the gravity of minor shirk (associating partners with Allah) among the common people and to magnify it, to tell them that the one who swears by other than Allah is more severe in the sight of Allah than killing the soul and than zina?
Answer:
No, do not say this, do not say this. This is not more severe than zina and killing the soul. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it permissible, in order to emphasize the gravity of minor shirk (associating partners with Allah) among the common people and to magnify it, to tell them that the one who swears by other than Allah is more severe in the sight of Allah than killing the soul and than zina?
Answer:
No, do not say this, do not say this. This is not more severe than zina and killing the soul. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 902- هل يجوز أن يقال: الحلف بغير الله أشد من الزنا وقتل النفس؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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