Is it permissible to swear by the life of the Master (Exalted and Majestic is He)?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, is it permissible to swear by the life of the Master (Exalted and Majestic is He)?
The Shaykh : By the life of the Master, of course. Because swearing by an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is not swearing by other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Especially since it has come in some authentic hadiths that the oath and swearing by the majesty of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) is permissible, and this is also one of His attributes. It is also permissible to swear by the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Indeed, Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) used this as evidence, and this connects to our previous discussion regarding the mental speech held by the Maturidiyyah and the Asha'irah, who deny real speech. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) used it as evidence that the divine speech is real speech, stating that seeking refuge came in the Sunnah:Sahih al-Bukhari 3371 Therefore, seeking refuge by a created thing is not permissible. So this is seeking refuge by an attribute of Allah. If seeking refuge by an attribute of Allah is permissible, then swearing by these attributes is also permissible. One should not stop there, but rather include everything that is a real attribute of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He).
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : How? The time for researching this field is not now, but there is another issue concerning some of your relatives, so perhaps you should be patient with me for a little while.
Yes.
The Shaykh : By the life of the Master, of course. Because swearing by an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is not swearing by other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Especially since it has come in some authentic hadiths that the oath and swearing by the majesty of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) is permissible, and this is also one of His attributes. It is also permissible to swear by the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Indeed, Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) used this as evidence, and this connects to our previous discussion regarding the mental speech held by the Maturidiyyah and the Asha'irah, who deny real speech. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) used it as evidence that the divine speech is real speech, stating that seeking refuge came in the Sunnah:
I seek Refuge with Your Perfect Words from every devil and from poisonous pests and from every evil, harmful, envious eye.
أعوذ بكلمات الله التامَّة ، من كلِّ شيطان وهامَّة ، وعينٍ لامَّةThe student : ... .
The Shaykh : How? The time for researching this field is not now, but there is another issue concerning some of your relatives, so perhaps you should be patient with me for a little while.
Yes.
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