Is it permissible for the reciter, when he says, “And the sky and the star that comes down,” to have sworn by what Allah swore by?
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The Shaykh : If I were to swear now, swearing by the sky and the star that comes down, and say, “By the sky and the star that comes down, so-and-so is present, for example,” that would be forbidden. But if I recite it, I am merely reporting what Allah swore by.
The questioner : Yes, it is considered a report.
The Shaykh : Do you understand?
It is a report, there is no doubt about that. But if I were to swear by it now, anew, and say, “By the sky and the star that comes down, so-and-so is certainly present,” that would be forbidden, because swearing by other than Allah is shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Yes, it is considered a report.
The Shaykh : Do you understand?
It is a report, there is no doubt about that. But if I were to swear by it now, anew, and say, “By the sky and the star that comes down, so-and-so is certainly present,” that would be forbidden, because swearing by other than Allah is shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The questioner : May Allah bless you.