What is the ruling on swearing by my religion or by the life of my religion?
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The questioner : Another question involving a type of oath.
The Shaykh : What type?
The questioner : An oath.
The Shaykh : An oath by Allah.
The questioner : No, the type of oath is saying "by my religion" or "by the life of my religion," so what is it?
The Shaykh : An oath is either by the Essence or by the meaning. This meaning in religion is the Shari'ah of Allah. This is not an oath or vow by other than Allah; rather, it is a prescribed vow that constitutes a binding oath. Yes, it is like swearing by an attribute of Allah, such as swearing by the Majesty of Allah, by the Speech of Allah, or the like.
The questioner : Or a vow, or saying "I pledge to Allah," for example.
The Shaykh : Yes, by your saying "vow."
The questioner : He sees it as a vow, not an oath.
Another questioner : Hmm, what is this? No, no, it is... Brother Abu Ahmad... because he asked, having sworn, and then the Shaykh answered him that it is a vow, so it seems as if he did not distinguish between, or he distinguished between, the vow and the oath, and they mean the same thing. That is, one says "he swore" or "he vowed an oath by Allah," "he swore by Allah" or "he vowed by Allah an oath by Him."
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... Our Shaykh, like one who swears by the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : The Speech of Allah is an attribute of Allah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The answer has already been given.
The questioner : ... The attributes of Allah are not created.
The Shaykh : Or otherwise.
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Riyad as-Salihin 1711.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : "Ameen" is a name or... an attribute of His, or... this is new information.
The Shaykh : Hey, your culture... how?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to swear by other than Allah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : First, the custom... do you use this term? This comes to mind when... for indeed, actions are by intentions.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What type?
The questioner : An oath.
The Shaykh : An oath by Allah.
The questioner : No, the type of oath is saying "by my religion" or "by the life of my religion," so what is it?
The Shaykh : An oath is either by the Essence or by the meaning. This meaning in religion is the Shari'ah of Allah. This is not an oath or vow by other than Allah; rather, it is a prescribed vow that constitutes a binding oath. Yes, it is like swearing by an attribute of Allah, such as swearing by the Majesty of Allah, by the Speech of Allah, or the like.
The questioner : Or a vow, or saying "I pledge to Allah," for example.
The Shaykh : Yes, by your saying "vow."
The questioner : He sees it as a vow, not an oath.
Another questioner : Hmm, what is this? No, no, it is... Brother Abu Ahmad... because he asked, having sworn, and then the Shaykh answered him that it is a vow, so it seems as if he did not distinguish between, or he distinguished between, the vow and the oath, and they mean the same thing. That is, one says "he swore" or "he vowed an oath by Allah," "he swore by Allah" or "he vowed by Allah an oath by Him."
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... Our Shaykh, like one who swears by the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : The Speech of Allah is an attribute of Allah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The answer has already been given.
The questioner : ... The attributes of Allah are not created.
The Shaykh : Or otherwise.
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
He who swears by anyone or anything other than Allah, has indeed committed an act of Kufr or Shirk
مَن حلفَ بغير الله فقد كفر أو أشركThe Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : "Ameen" is a name or... an attribute of His, or... this is new information.
The Shaykh : Hey, your culture... how?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to swear by other than Allah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : First, the custom... do you use this term? This comes to mind when... for indeed, actions are by intentions.
The questioner : ... .
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