What is the ruling on swearing by the Qur'an?
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The student : ... Correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, correct. Welcome.
The student : ... May Allah reward you for your question.
The questioner : ... Swearing by the Qur'an, how ...?
The Shaykh : An oath.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How do you mean?
The Shaykh : By the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : By the words of Allah.
The questioner : By the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Not by the mushaf, but by the words of Allah.
The questioner : For example, he says, "I swear by the Great Qur'an."
The Shaykh : It does not matter ... the wording is not what matters, the intention is what matters. Peace be upon you.
The questioner : A simple question, but I askThe Shaykh : O Shaykh, O Shaykh, a student in the mosque ...
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The student : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Your standing here is not appropriate.
The student : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The student : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : A simple question, O Shaykh Muhammad, regarding ... O Shaykh Muhammad.
Another questioner : Salah al-Din is here on the road, meaning they established the prayer in another mosque. What should a person do now? Meaning, he did not catch the Friday prayer, he only caught the prayer and did not catch the sermon?
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, and upon you be peace.
The questioner : I have an uncle ... Can I go to his house, or is maintaining family ties obligatory?
The student: Peace be upon you, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The student : How are you, Shaykh? May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. Welcome.
The student : May Allah welcome you, welcome.
The questioner : And I am unable to go to them ... So if I do not go to them, is maintaining family ties [required], or is it obligatory for me to go?
The student: Peace be upon you.
Another student: And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : ...
The student : There is no god but Allah. If we truly knew Allah, by the Great Allah, we would not be in this state. But we are all liars. We do not know Allah. If we knew Allah, we would fight, we would slaughter the disbelievers, the pigs that do not slaughter us like sheep, while we only say, "Allah said" and "the Messenger said."
The Shaykh : Close the door, my brother.
The student : And they are going to cut off our necks, all this misguided nation.
The questioner : The Shaykh :
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, correct. Welcome.
The student : ... May Allah reward you for your question.
The questioner : ... Swearing by the Qur'an, how ...?
The Shaykh : An oath.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How do you mean?
The Shaykh : By the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : By the words of Allah.
The questioner : By the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Not by the mushaf, but by the words of Allah.
The questioner : For example, he says, "I swear by the Great Qur'an."
The Shaykh : It does not matter ... the wording is not what matters, the intention is what matters. Peace be upon you.
The questioner : A simple question, but I askThe Shaykh : O Shaykh, O Shaykh, a student in the mosque ...
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The student : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Your standing here is not appropriate.
The student : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The student : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : A simple question, O Shaykh Muhammad, regarding ... O Shaykh Muhammad.
Another questioner : Salah al-Din is here on the road, meaning they established the prayer in another mosque. What should a person do now? Meaning, he did not catch the Friday prayer, he only caught the prayer and did not catch the sermon?
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, and upon you be peace.
The questioner : I have an uncle ... Can I go to his house, or is maintaining family ties obligatory?
The student: Peace be upon you, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The student : How are you, Shaykh? May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. Welcome.
The student : May Allah welcome you, welcome.
The questioner : And I am unable to go to them ... So if I do not go to them, is maintaining family ties [required], or is it obligatory for me to go?
The student: Peace be upon you.
Another student: And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : ...
The student : There is no god but Allah. If we truly knew Allah, by the Great Allah, we would not be in this state. But we are all liars. We do not know Allah. If we knew Allah, we would fight, we would slaughter the disbelievers, the pigs that do not slaughter us like sheep, while we only say, "Allah said" and "the Messenger said."
The Shaykh : Close the door, my brother.
The student : And they are going to cut off our necks, all this misguided nation.
The questioner : The Shaykh :
The Shaykh: Yes.
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