What is the ruling on swearing by an attribute of Allah?
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Question:
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on swearing by an attribute of Allah, such as saying, "By the life of Allah"?
Answer:
Yes, there is no harm. It is permissible to swear by His names or by His attributes, Glorified and Exalted is He. This is not swearing by the attribute itself, but rather by the one who possesses the attribute. Yes.
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on swearing by an attribute of Allah, such as saying, "By the life of Allah"?
Answer:
Yes, there is no harm. It is permissible to swear by His names or by His attributes, Glorified and Exalted is He. This is not swearing by the attribute itself, but rather by the one who possesses the attribute. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الحلف بصفة من صفات الله؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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