The Ruling on Seeking Aid from Salah al-Din and Swearing by the Right of Allah
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The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on some people saying, "O Salah al-Din," and likewise, swearing by the right of Allah?
The Shaykh:
If he is calling out to Salah al-Din, who is the deceased Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, this is seeking aid from other than Allah the Exalted. This is seeking aid from the dead, and this is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Whoever seeks aid from the dead, whether it is Salah al-Din or anyone else, commits shirk, because seeking aid is one of the greatest types of worship. I have finished the rest of the question.
The questioner:
Swearing by the right of Allah.
The Shaykh:
Swearing by the right of Allah is permissible, because the right of Allah is one of His attributes. Allah has a right over His servants that they worship Him; Allah has a right over His servants.
He says: What is the ruling on some people saying, "O Salah al-Din," and likewise, swearing by the right of Allah?
The Shaykh:
If he is calling out to Salah al-Din, who is the deceased Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, this is seeking aid from other than Allah the Exalted. This is seeking aid from the dead, and this is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Whoever seeks aid from the dead, whether it is Salah al-Din or anyone else, commits shirk, because seeking aid is one of the greatest types of worship. I have finished the rest of the question.
The questioner:
Swearing by the right of Allah.
The Shaykh:
Swearing by the right of Allah is permissible, because the right of Allah is one of His attributes. Allah has a right over His servants that they worship Him; Allah has a right over His servants.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول بعض الناس يا صلاح الدين وكذلك الحلف بحق الله؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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