Statement: “You are in a difficult situation” or “You are in my face” — is this an oath?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person says to another, “You are in a difficult situation if you do this thing,” is this considered an oath?
The Shaykh:
No, meaning you would be committing a sin if you did this thing. Placing someone in a difficult situation is not an oath; it is merely declaring that they would be sinful. Yes.
The questioner:
And a person says in my face, "You will do such and such." Is this also an oath?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible because it resembles an oath, so it is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person says to another, “You are in a difficult situation if you do this thing,” is this considered an oath?
The Shaykh:
No, meaning you would be committing a sin if you did this thing. Placing someone in a difficult situation is not an oath; it is merely declaring that they would be sinful. Yes.
The questioner:
And a person says in my face, "You will do such and such." Is this also an oath?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible because it resembles an oath, so it is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 112 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الأيمان / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:19)
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