Is there a difference between supplicating to the Attribute and swearing by it?
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The questioner : Supplicating to the Attribute
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : We know, O Shaykh, that it is permissible to swear by the Attribute?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, because swearing is an act of magnification, not worship. Therefore, even the created thing is magnified, but one does not swear by it.
The questioner : Do we say that the Attribute cannot be conceived as separate from the Essence?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. And if you magnify the Attribute of Allah, you have magnified Allah. But if you worship the Attribute, you have worshipped other than Allah. Worship is humility and submission, and supplication. Yes, the issue is the same.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : We know, O Shaykh, that it is permissible to swear by the Attribute?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, because swearing is an act of magnification, not worship. Therefore, even the created thing is magnified, but one does not swear by it.
The questioner : Do we say that the Attribute cannot be conceived as separate from the Essence?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. And if you magnify the Attribute of Allah, you have magnified Allah. But if you worship the Attribute, you have worshipped other than Allah. Worship is humility and submission, and supplication. Yes, the issue is the same.