What is the ruling on swearing by the Eye of Allah?
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The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh. The question is: Some of the common people among us ask, and they swear by the Eye of Allah. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah! I seek refuge in Allah! This is forbidden and not permissible, because Allah the Exalted has not applied His Eye to His Essence. Swearing is only permissible by Allah Mighty and Majestic. For this reason, we say that it is permissible to swear by the Face of Allah, because Allah applied the Face to His Essence in His saying, the Exalted:[Ar-Rahman 55:27]. As for the Eye of Allah and the Hand of Allah, this is not permissible. Glory be to Allah the Great! Satan urges people to sins, meaning there is nothing left to swear by except the Eye of Allah? Yes, Glory be to Allah! Yes. That is enough, guests.
The questioner : ... Guests, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And the guest does not exceed one.
The questioner : No, no, the one who asked is not me.
The Shaykh : Okay, let's go.
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah! I seek refuge in Allah! This is forbidden and not permissible, because Allah the Exalted has not applied His Eye to His Essence. Swearing is only permissible by Allah Mighty and Majestic. For this reason, we say that it is permissible to swear by the Face of Allah, because Allah applied the Face to His Essence in His saying, the Exalted:
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
ويبقى وجه ربّك ذو الجلال والإكرامThe questioner : ... Guests, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And the guest does not exceed one.
The questioner : No, no, the one who asked is not me.
The Shaykh : Okay, let's go.