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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Oaths by the Attributes of Allah the Exalted

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The questioner:
Or is it only the scholars? Is it permissible to do so? In terms of the attribute among the attributes of Allah the Exalted, that the face is wiped, and is it also permissible by the attributes of Allah?

The Shaykh:
They did not exclude any of the attributes of Allah. They say that the oath is swearing by Allah or by one of His attributes, and they did not make any exception. So if one swears by an attribute of Allah that is established, whether it is an attribute of His essence or an attribute of His action, then the oath is valid by it. Yes.

The questioner:
And nothing is obligatory.

The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allahأعوذ بكلمات الله التامة
Sunan Abi Dawud 3899Da'if in chain (Al-Albani)
, even though seeking refuge is not permissible by a created being. This indicates that it is permissible to seek refuge by the attributes of Allah and to swear by them.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 66 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|باب النذر|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:15:32)

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