Is the ghumus oath specific to trade or general?
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Question:
Is the ghumus oath specific to trade?
Answer:
The false ghumus oath, meaning the one that causes harm to someone, is known by some as the false ghumiz, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) defined it as the one by which a person's wealth is cut off without right, or his brother's right is cut off without right. If it is a lie in general, it is blameworthy in every case, except for a legitimate legal reason.
Q: It is not specific to trade?
The Shaykh: No, the false ghumus oath is the one that harms someone. As for if it is for a legitimate interest and interpretation, that is a different matter. But if it is used to cut off a person's wealth, it is more severe and heavier, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, and in the other wording: Sahih Muslim 137a, we ask Allah for safety.
Is the ghumus oath specific to trade?
Answer:
The false ghumus oath, meaning the one that causes harm to someone, is known by some as the false ghumiz, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) defined it as the one by which a person's wealth is cut off without right, or his brother's right is cut off without right. If it is a lie in general, it is blameworthy in every case, except for a legitimate legal reason.
Q: It is not specific to trade?
The Shaykh: No, the false ghumus oath is the one that harms someone. As for if it is for a legitimate interest and interpretation, that is a different matter. But if it is used to cut off a person's wealth, it is more severe and heavier, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever swears an oath by which he cuts off the wealth of a Muslim man without right will meet Allah while He is angry with him
من حلف على يمين يقتطع بها مال امرئ مسلم بغير حق لقي الله وهو عليه غضبانAllah would make Hell-fire necessary for him and would declare Paradise forbidden for him
فقد أوجب الله له النار وحرم عليه الجنة
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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