Is swearing an oath by other than Allah major shirk or minor shirk?
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The questioner : ... supplication, swearing an oath, swearing an oath.
The Shaykh : Ha, ha.
The questioner : Swearing an oath by other than Allah, meaning this type of oath, is it minor shirk or major shirk?
The Shaykh : Swearing an oath by other than Allah is minor shirk. It does not take one out of the religion unless the one swearing believes that the thing by which he swears has the same degree of glorification as Allah the Mighty and Majestic. In that case, he commits major disbelief because he has taken a rival for Allah. Yes.
The Shaykh : Ha, ha.
The questioner : Swearing an oath by other than Allah, meaning this type of oath, is it minor shirk or major shirk?
The Shaykh : Swearing an oath by other than Allah is minor shirk. It does not take one out of the religion unless the one swearing believes that the thing by which he swears has the same degree of glorification as Allah the Mighty and Majestic. In that case, he commits major disbelief because he has taken a rival for Allah. Yes.