If a person says, "In my trust" or "You are safe with me," does this fall under shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, may Allah preserve you! What is your Eminence's opinion regarding some of the common people when an oath comes from them, such that it is in the trust, as if one says: "In my trust," or "the safe place," does this fall under the matters of shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person says, "In my trust," or says, "You are safe with me," this does not fall under shirk (associating partners with Allah), because shirk (associating partners with Allah) is swearing by other than Allah. As for this, it is in the ruling of an oath or in the ruling of a vow, but it is not the oath that causes its owner to fall into shirk (associating partners with Allah). However, we say that swearing by Allah is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, where he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 2679.
And Allah said to His Prophet:[At-Tahrim 66:1-2], so it is better for one who intends to swear to swear by Allah.
As for saying, "In my trust," or "You are safe with me," or the like, this has the ruling of an oath, but it is not an oath for which its speaker is called a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). The oath for which its owner is called a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is to say: "By the kingdom of so-and-so," or "By the president so-and-so," or "By the Prophet," or "By the Ka'bah." This is what falls under his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Riyad as-Salihin 1711.
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person says, "In my trust," or says, "You are safe with me," this does not fall under shirk (associating partners with Allah), because shirk (associating partners with Allah) is swearing by other than Allah. As for this, it is in the ruling of an oath or in the ruling of a vow, but it is not the oath that causes its owner to fall into shirk (associating partners with Allah). However, we say that swearing by Allah is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, where he said:
Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent.
من كان حالفاً فليحلف بالله أو ليصمتAnd Allah said to His Prophet:
(1) O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (2) Allah has already ordained for you [Muslims] the dissolution of your oaths
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ تَبْتَغِي مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَاجِكَ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ * قَدْ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ أَيْمَانِكُمْAs for saying, "In my trust," or "You are safe with me," or the like, this has the ruling of an oath, but it is not an oath for which its speaker is called a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). The oath for which its owner is called a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is to say: "By the kingdom of so-and-so," or "By the president so-and-so," or "By the Prophet," or "By the Ka'bah." This is what falls under his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):