What is the ruling on one who demands a restoration of honor by swearing an oath, while he is accused of theft?
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The questioner: If you please, Shaykh, just one question!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: If you please: There is a man accused of theft.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And this man is accused of theft.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And we asked this man to swear an oath by Allah.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you, yes.
The questioner: We asked the man accused of theft to swear an oath by Allah, and he said: "We want a restoration of honor, that I swear an oath by Allah," even though he later confessed before three religious brothers that he had sworn an oath by Allah more than once, a false oath. What is the ruling in that?
Another questioner: What is the ruling on oaths in general?
The Shaykh: You have just delivered a lecture in the name of the question! So what is the question, in brief?
The questioner: The question is in two parts: the first part.
The Shaykh: Take it part by part. What is the first part?
The questioner: The first part: regarding the fact that he demands that it be a restoration of honor that he swears an oath, while he is accused of theft. What is the ruling in that?
The Shaykh: Is this the first part?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This is an ignorant man. He does not know that swearing by Allah truthfully is pure remembrance of Allah, because it is an exaltation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). In order not to compromise this exaltation, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3251Sahih (Al-Albani) Why? Because the established norm among all people is that one does not swear except by something great in his estimation. And since the true believer holds the greatest thing in his estimation to be Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), it is not permissible for him to swear except by this greatest thing, which is Allah, Lord of the worlds. So if he swears by Allah truthfully, he is remembering Allah. So what honor is he demanding, when a person sits and remembers Allah, saying Allahu Akbar? This is ignorance. This is the answer to the first part of the question.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: If you please: There is a man accused of theft.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And this man is accused of theft.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And we asked this man to swear an oath by Allah.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you, yes.
The questioner: We asked the man accused of theft to swear an oath by Allah, and he said: "We want a restoration of honor, that I swear an oath by Allah," even though he later confessed before three religious brothers that he had sworn an oath by Allah more than once, a false oath. What is the ruling in that?
Another questioner: What is the ruling on oaths in general?
The Shaykh: You have just delivered a lecture in the name of the question! So what is the question, in brief?
The questioner: The question is in two parts: the first part.
The Shaykh: Take it part by part. What is the first part?
The questioner: The first part: regarding the fact that he demands that it be a restoration of honor that he swears an oath, while he is accused of theft. What is the ruling in that?
The Shaykh: Is this the first part?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This is an ignorant man. He does not know that swearing by Allah truthfully is pure remembrance of Allah, because it is an exaltation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). In order not to compromise this exaltation, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who swears by anyone but Allah is polytheist.
مَن حَلَفَ بغير الله فقد أشرك
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