What is the ruling on saying "By your life," and is it an oath?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not an explicit oath. The letter "waw" specific to oaths was added to it, and it was declined.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, its ruling is the ruling of an oath, otherwise it is not an oath in the known form. Yes, Ibrahim?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is authentic, this is from Ibn Abbas in Muslim, and it is also authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation).
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not the same as an oath. It is not the same.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, but it is not in the known form. The known form is to say "By Allah." If a person says "By my life," that is correct.
The questioner : Who interpreted His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Hijr 15:72].
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They said, "He swore..."
The Shaykh : It is correct, there is no doubt that it is in the ruling of an oath, even his saying "This is haram (forbidden) for me," Allah made it an oath.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is in the ruling of an oath, meaning that if he breaks it, there is an expiation.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Only, and it indicates emphasis if emphasis is intended, or prohibition if prohibition is intended.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not an explicit oath. The letter "waw" specific to oaths was added to it, and it was declined.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, its ruling is the ruling of an oath, otherwise it is not an oath in the known form. Yes, Ibrahim?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is authentic, this is from Ibn Abbas in Muslim, and it is also authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)
By my life, you have taken your right.
لعمري لقد أخذت بحقThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not the same as an oath. It is not the same.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, but it is not in the known form. The known form is to say "By Allah." If a person says "By my life," that is correct.
The questioner : Who interpreted His saying, the Exalted:
By your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.
لعمرك إنهم في سكرتهم يعمهونThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They said, "He swore..."
The Shaykh : It is correct, there is no doubt that it is in the ruling of an oath, even his saying "This is haram (forbidden) for me," Allah made it an oath.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is in the ruling of an oath, meaning that if he breaks it, there is an expiation.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Only, and it indicates emphasis if emphasis is intended, or prohibition if prohibition is intended.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?