The ruling on swearing an oath to confirm a fatwa
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
His statement in the chain of narration: "Abu Dharr told me, and by Allah?"
Answer:
For the purpose of emphasis, such as his saying:Sahih al-Bukhari 3701.
It is permissible for a narrator and a mufti to swear an oath regarding a fatwa if it is of the utmost clarity to him; for the sake of emphasizing it to the questioner or to the student if he wishes to narrate something to him by way of emphasis.
His statement in the chain of narration: "Abu Dharr told me, and by Allah?"
Answer:
For the purpose of emphasis, such as his saying:
for by Allah, if one man is guided on the right path (i.e. converted to Islam) through you, it would be better for you than (a great number of) red camels.
والله لأن يهدي الله بك رجلاً واحدًا خير لك من حمر النعمIt is permissible for a narrator and a mufti to swear an oath regarding a fatwa if it is of the utmost clarity to him; for the sake of emphasizing it to the questioner or to the student if he wishes to narrate something to him by way of emphasis.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.