Some people, when they are disputing over something and one of them has no witnesses, open the mushaf to Surat al-Bara'ah and swear an oath because it contains a warning?

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The student: ...?

The Shaykh : The mushaf, Surat al-Bara'ah.
The student: Yes, that is how it is.
The Shaykh : Why do they single out this surah?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : But why do they single out this surah?
The student: ... It is terrifying.

The Shaykh : It is terrifying, awe-inspiring... much like al-Mursalat

Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

[At-Tur 52:11]

. Well, in any case, swearing an oath by the mushaf is a religious innovation (bid'ah) because it was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). What was reported regarding the intensification of oaths is what Allah mentioned in Surat al-Ma'idah

Detain them after the prayer and let them both swear by Allah if you doubt [their testimony, saying], "We will not exchange our oath for a price, even if he should be a near relative

تَحْبِسُونَهُمَا مِنْ بَعْدِ الصَّلاةِ فَيُقْسِمَانِ بِاللَّهِ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ لا نَشْتَرِي بِهِ ثَمَنًا وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى

[Al-Ma'idah 5:106]

Detain them after the prayer

تحبسونهما من بعد الصلاة

[Al-Ma'idah 5:106]

the 'Asr prayer. And it will come, if Allah wills, in the chapter on claims that the intensification is by time, by place, by manner, and by wording.

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