What is the ruling on the statement of one who says, “I have forbidden the forbidden”? Is it in the position of an oath?
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The questioner : As for the one who forbids the lawful: Well, if he says, “I have forbidden the forbidden,” do you consider it an oath? May Allah reward you with good. He said: I did not say, “I have forbidden the lawful.” He said: “I have forbidden the forbidden.” You mentioned, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you, in your speech at the beginning of Surat al-Mujadilah, that the one who forbids!
The Shaykh : forbids the lawful, then it is an oath.
The questioner : So it takes the place of an oath. Well, if he says, “I have forbidden the forbidden”!
The Shaykh : “I have forbidden the forbidden”?
The questioner : Meaning, everything that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has forbidden, I forbid it. But the point is, does it take the place of an oath?
The Shaykh : No, this is truth and sincerity.
The questioner : And it does not constitute an oath.
The Shaykh : No, it is of no consequence. We praise Allah; we permit everything Allah has permitted and we forbid every forbidden thing Allah has forbidden.
The questioner : Well, may Allah reward you. What about one who uses it in the sense of determination and resolve, such as saying: “I have forbidden the forbidden, that you drink coffee in my house”?
The Shaykh : No, if he does it to conceal that he thinks his companion considers it an oath.
The questioner : The time is up.
The Shaykh : And with this, this meeting ends, and we look forward to another meeting, if Allah wills, next week. We ask Allah to grant us and you beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds, for He is capable of all things.
The Shaykh : forbids the lawful, then it is an oath.
The questioner : So it takes the place of an oath. Well, if he says, “I have forbidden the forbidden”!
The Shaykh : “I have forbidden the forbidden”?
The questioner : Meaning, everything that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has forbidden, I forbid it. But the point is, does it take the place of an oath?
The Shaykh : No, this is truth and sincerity.
The questioner : And it does not constitute an oath.
The Shaykh : No, it is of no consequence. We praise Allah; we permit everything Allah has permitted and we forbid every forbidden thing Allah has forbidden.
The questioner : Well, may Allah reward you. What about one who uses it in the sense of determination and resolve, such as saying: “I have forbidden the forbidden, that you drink coffee in my house”?
The Shaykh : No, if he does it to conceal that he thinks his companion considers it an oath.
The questioner : The time is up.
The Shaykh : And with this, this meeting ends, and we look forward to another meeting, if Allah wills, next week. We ask Allah to grant us and you beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds, for He is capable of all things.