Combining the prohibition of swearing by other than Allah with Allah swearing by His creation?
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The Shaykh : Now, how did Allah swear by the sun? We say: Allah, Mighty and Majestic, rules and is not ruled over. Just as He grants safety and is not granted safety by others. The ruling belongs to Allah [Al-An'am 6:57] [Al-An'am 6:62]. There are many verses regarding this. If the Lord, Mighty and Majestic, rules and is not ruled over, then He has the right to swear by whatever He wills of His creation. He also has the right to swear by Himself. Allah has sworn by Himself and by His creations, and He has the ruling in that matter as He wills. Do you understand? So there is no contradiction between the prohibition of swearing by other than Allah and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, swearing by His creations. What is the way to reconcile this? The brother. What is the way to reconcile it?
The student: Swearing.
The Shaykh : Yes, how can swearing by other than Allah be shirk (associating partners with Allah), while Allah the Exalted swears by created things?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student: Yes, because Allah rules and is not ruled over.
The Shaykh : Because Allah rules and is not ruled over, exactly. It is permissible for Allah to swear by what? By whatever He wills of His creation. Now, if I asked you.
The decision is only for Allah
إن الحكم إلا للهUnquestionably, His is the judgement
ألا له الحكمThe student: Swearing.
The Shaykh : Yes, how can swearing by other than Allah be shirk (associating partners with Allah), while Allah the Exalted swears by created things?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student: Yes, because Allah rules and is not ruled over.
The Shaykh : Because Allah rules and is not ruled over, exactly. It is permissible for Allah to swear by what? By whatever He wills of His creation. Now, if I asked you.