The Ruling on Saying "It Is Forbidden Upon Me" and the Expiation for Swearing by Other Than Allah

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on saying "It is forbidden upon me," meaning as an oath? And what is the expiation for swearing by other than Allah?

Answer:
If he says "It is forbidden upon me," it depends on his intention. If he intended zihar, it is zihar. And if he intended, and if he intended divorce, it is divorce.
And if he did not intend anything, then it is an oath. If he says "It is forbidden upon me" and does not intend zihar or divorce, then it is an oath, like an oath by Allah. In it is an expiation, which is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. Whoever cannot find the means to do so, then he fasts for three days.
Swearing by other than Allah is shirk (associating partners with Allah), as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The scholars differed on whether there is an expiation for it or not. There are two opinions. The first opinion is that there is an expiation, like the oath by Allah. The second opinion is that there is no expiation because it is not established. Swearing by other than Allah is not established, and no expiation is obligatory in it. This is the stronger position; this is the stronger opinion. Yes, this.