AbuMubarak
15-11-05, 10:24 AM
Swearing By Something Other Than Allah
Allah (swt) swears by whatever He wills of His creatures, but His creatures are not permitted to swear by anything other than Allah Many people swear by things other than Allah, but swearing by something is giving it a type of significance which would only be given to Allah. Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet (saas) said: “Indeed Allah has prohibited that your should swear by your fathers. If anyone swears, let him swear by Allah, or else remain silent.” 1 Ibn ‘Umar also reported that the Prophet (saas) said: “Whoever swears by something other than Allah is guilty of shirk.” 2 The Prophet (saas) said: “Whoever swears by trustworthiness is not one of us..”3
It is not permitted to swear by the Ka’bah, by trustworthiness, by honor, by help, by the blessing of so-and-so, by the life of so and-so, by the virtue of the Prophet, by the virtue of a wali, by one’s father and mother, by the heads of one’s children, or anything else. All of this is haraam, and the expiation for doing it is to say ‘La ilaaha ill-Allah,’ as is stated in the saheeh hadeeth: “Whoever sweats and says ‘By al-Laat’ or ‘By al-‘Uzza,’ let him say ‘La ilaaha ill-Allah (there is no god Except Allah) 4
There are other forbidden phrases often uttered by Muslims that similarly involve shirk, sucha as: “I seek refuge with Allah and with you”, “I am depending on Allah and on you,” “This is from Allah (swt) and from you,” “I have no-one but allah and you”, “I have Allah in heaven and I have you on earth”, “IF it were not for Allah and so-and so,” “I disown Islaam”, “Time has let me down” (every other expression which involves cursing time, like saying, “This is a bad time”, This is an unlucky time”, “Time is a betrayer”, etc., because cursing time is to curse Allah Who created it), and references to “Nature’s way.” Names that imply being a slave of anyone other than Allah, such as’Abd-ul-Maseeh (the slave of the Messiah), ‘Abd-un-Nabi (the slave of the Prophet), ‘Abd-ur-Rasool (the Slave of the Messenger) and ‘Abd-Ul- Husayn (the slave of Hussain) are also forbidden.
There are also modern expressions which are contrary to Tawheed and are therefore haraam, such as “Islamic socialism” “Islamic democracy”, “The will of the people is from the will of Allah”, “Religion is for Allah and the nation is for all”, “In the name of Arabism”, “In the name of the revolution”, and others.
It is also haraam to use titles such as “King of kings” or “Judge of judges” for human beings; to address munafiqeen of kuffar with titles like “Sayyid (master, sir, or mister)” (whether speaking Arabic or other languages), to use the words “if only…” --- which imply discontent and regret, and open the way for Shaytaan, and to say “O Allah, forgive me if You want to.”
1) Reported by al-Bukhaarii; see al-Fath 11/530
2) Reported by Imaam Ahmad, 2/125; see Saheeh al-Jaami’ 6204
3) Reported by Abu Dawud 3253; see also al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, no. 94
4) Reported by al-Bukhaari, al-Fath, 11/536
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Taken from the Book of;
“Muharramaat .. Prohibitions Taken Too Lightly”
Published by: The Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah (Saudi Arabia - Riyadh)
Tel. 01- 4454900 / 01- 4916065 Ext. 26 - 27
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Allah (swt) swears by whatever He wills of His creatures, but His creatures are not permitted to swear by anything other than Allah Many people swear by things other than Allah, but swearing by something is giving it a type of significance which would only be given to Allah. Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet (saas) said: “Indeed Allah has prohibited that your should swear by your fathers. If anyone swears, let him swear by Allah, or else remain silent.” 1 Ibn ‘Umar also reported that the Prophet (saas) said: “Whoever swears by something other than Allah is guilty of shirk.” 2 The Prophet (saas) said: “Whoever swears by trustworthiness is not one of us..”3
It is not permitted to swear by the Ka’bah, by trustworthiness, by honor, by help, by the blessing of so-and-so, by the life of so and-so, by the virtue of the Prophet, by the virtue of a wali, by one’s father and mother, by the heads of one’s children, or anything else. All of this is haraam, and the expiation for doing it is to say ‘La ilaaha ill-Allah,’ as is stated in the saheeh hadeeth: “Whoever sweats and says ‘By al-Laat’ or ‘By al-‘Uzza,’ let him say ‘La ilaaha ill-Allah (there is no god Except Allah) 4
There are other forbidden phrases often uttered by Muslims that similarly involve shirk, sucha as: “I seek refuge with Allah and with you”, “I am depending on Allah and on you,” “This is from Allah (swt) and from you,” “I have no-one but allah and you”, “I have Allah in heaven and I have you on earth”, “IF it were not for Allah and so-and so,” “I disown Islaam”, “Time has let me down” (every other expression which involves cursing time, like saying, “This is a bad time”, This is an unlucky time”, “Time is a betrayer”, etc., because cursing time is to curse Allah Who created it), and references to “Nature’s way.” Names that imply being a slave of anyone other than Allah, such as’Abd-ul-Maseeh (the slave of the Messiah), ‘Abd-un-Nabi (the slave of the Prophet), ‘Abd-ur-Rasool (the Slave of the Messenger) and ‘Abd-Ul- Husayn (the slave of Hussain) are also forbidden.
There are also modern expressions which are contrary to Tawheed and are therefore haraam, such as “Islamic socialism” “Islamic democracy”, “The will of the people is from the will of Allah”, “Religion is for Allah and the nation is for all”, “In the name of Arabism”, “In the name of the revolution”, and others.
It is also haraam to use titles such as “King of kings” or “Judge of judges” for human beings; to address munafiqeen of kuffar with titles like “Sayyid (master, sir, or mister)” (whether speaking Arabic or other languages), to use the words “if only…” --- which imply discontent and regret, and open the way for Shaytaan, and to say “O Allah, forgive me if You want to.”
1) Reported by al-Bukhaarii; see al-Fath 11/530
2) Reported by Imaam Ahmad, 2/125; see Saheeh al-Jaami’ 6204
3) Reported by Abu Dawud 3253; see also al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, no. 94
4) Reported by al-Bukhaari, al-Fath, 11/536
Note: Please keep forward to others
Taken from the Book of;
“Muharramaat .. Prohibitions Taken Too Lightly”
Published by: The Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah (Saudi Arabia - Riyadh)
Tel. 01- 4454900 / 01- 4916065 Ext. 26 - 27
Email: en@islamhouse.com <mailto:en@islamhouse.com>
www.islamhouse.com <http://www.islamhouse.com>