If the mushaf is opened in front of the one taking an oath and he is told: “Swear on the mushaf,” is it permissible to swear by the mushaf in that case?
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The questioner : All right, Shaykh, if the mushaf is opened in front of the one taking an oath?
The Shaykh : It is the same, my brother; the mushaf is just paper.
The questioner : I mean, he says, “I swear by the Great Allah,” and the mushaf is open; is there any dislike in that?
The Shaykh : We have clarified this, my brother.
The questioner : One swears by Allah; the mushaf is only for warning or frightening.
The Shaykh : You want to address the reality today. What is the reality today in the courts? When you want to impose a condition, I say my condition is better: swear by the word of Allah found in this mushaf, whether it is opened or not.
The questioner : In this manner.
The Shaykh : Especially since the common people believe that it is not permissible to leave the mushaf open, saying that Satan will read from it. May Allah will that he reads from it and is guided.
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner: ... Shaykh, it is ... I swear by the word of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No, he does not place his hand on the mushaf ... He swears by the word of Allah found in this mushaf. As for placing his hand and swearing on the mushaf, yes, that is an error. Of course, here we must remind ourselves of what we often discuss on such occasions, which is that the disbelief of an action is not the same as the disbelief of the heart, and creedal disbelief is not the same as practical disbelief. So this swearing on this mushaf is practical disbelief, not creedal disbelief. This often happens due to heedlessness; it results from heedlessness. We often hear today people swearing by other than Allah: they swear by their father, they swear by their honor, they swear by their grandfather.Sunan Abi Dawud 3251Sahih (Al-Albani) But he does not leave his religion with this oath; however, this is forbidden for him ... due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Mishkat al-Masabih 3407
The questioner : Shaykh ... .
The Shaykh : These are other questions.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It makes it shirk (associating partners with Allah) with ... the mushaf.
The Shaykh : It is the same, my brother; the mushaf is just paper.
The questioner : I mean, he says, “I swear by the Great Allah,” and the mushaf is open; is there any dislike in that?
The Shaykh : We have clarified this, my brother.
The questioner : One swears by Allah; the mushaf is only for warning or frightening.
The Shaykh : You want to address the reality today. What is the reality today in the courts? When you want to impose a condition, I say my condition is better: swear by the word of Allah found in this mushaf, whether it is opened or not.
The questioner : In this manner.
The Shaykh : Especially since the common people believe that it is not permissible to leave the mushaf open, saying that Satan will read from it. May Allah will that he reads from it and is guided.
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) laughed.
ضحك الشيخ رحمه الله تعالىThe questioner : ... .
Another questioner: ... Shaykh, it is ... I swear by the word of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No, he does not place his hand on the mushaf ... He swears by the word of Allah found in this mushaf. As for placing his hand and swearing on the mushaf, yes, that is an error. Of course, here we must remind ourselves of what we often discuss on such occasions, which is that the disbelief of an action is not the same as the disbelief of the heart, and creedal disbelief is not the same as practical disbelief. So this swearing on this mushaf is practical disbelief, not creedal disbelief. This often happens due to heedlessness; it results from heedlessness. We often hear today people swearing by other than Allah: they swear by their father, they swear by their honor, they swear by their grandfather.
He who swears by anyone but Allah is polytheist.
من حلف بغير الله فقد أشركto swear by your fathers. If anyone swears he must swear by God, or keep silent.
لا تحلفوا بآبائكم من كان منكم حالفا فليحلف بالله أو ليصمتThe questioner : Shaykh ... .
The Shaykh : These are other questions.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It makes it shirk (associating partners with Allah) with ... the mushaf.