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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Swearing by the Book of Allah

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Question:
This is a message that one of the brothers sent, without mentioning his name in the message. He says in this question: Is it permissible to swear by the Book of Allah?

Answer:
Yes; because the Qur'an is the speech of Allah. So if one says: "By the Book of Allah," intending the Qur'an, or "By the speech of Allah," or "By the majesty of Allah," there is nothing wrong with it; because Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) swears by Himself and by His attributes, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent.من كان حالفًا فليحلف بالله أو ليصمت
Sahih al-Bukhari 2679
So whoever swears by Allah or by one of His attributes has sworn by Allah, by the majesty of Allah, by the knowledge of Allah, by the speech of Allah, by the Book of Allah, all of this ......

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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