You stated that the meaning of *'umr* in the phrase "By the life of Allah" is life. So if someone were to say, "By my life, I will certainly do it," would we say that he has fallen into minor shirk?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. You mentioned that the meaning of *'amr* is life!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Now, if a person were to say: "By my life, I will certainly do it"!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How does he swear by his life?
The Shaykh : The original rule is that he does not swear; the original rule is that he does not swear. However, the swearing here is not in the form of an oath, and what is prohibited is for it to be in the form of an oath, such as saying: "By my life, I will certainly do it."
The questioner : And "By my life" is not permissible?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : But "By my life" is permissible?
The Shaykh : "By my life" is permissible, and it also came in the Sunnah; it came from the Companions.
The questioner : So this is not an oath?
The Shaykh : In the sense of an oath.
The questioner : In the sense of an oath.
The Shaykh : Because even a simple prohibition carries the ruling of an oath.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Now, if a person were to say: "By my life, I will certainly do it"!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How does he swear by his life?
The Shaykh : The original rule is that he does not swear; the original rule is that he does not swear. However, the swearing here is not in the form of an oath, and what is prohibited is for it to be in the form of an oath, such as saying: "By my life, I will certainly do it."
The questioner : And "By my life" is not permissible?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : But "By my life" is permissible?
The Shaykh : "By my life" is permissible, and it also came in the Sunnah; it came from the Companions.
The questioner : So this is not an oath?
The Shaykh : In the sense of an oath.
The questioner : In the sense of an oath.
The Shaykh : Because even a simple prohibition carries the ruling of an oath.