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| Nabila |
| 06/24/03 at 14:10:41 |
| [slm] I was arguing with someone and he claimed that if you want to swear an oath (''wallaahi'' -- by Allaah) on anything, it must be a matter of life and death. I didnt think that was true, that it can be any matter of great importance... can anyone tell me whats right? Id appreciate it if you could post some evidence.... Jazaakhallaah ma asalaamah and take care |
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| Rameeza |
| 06/24/03 at 15:26:38 |
| [slm] :o Thats interesting, since we do it ALL the time in Saudi Arabia. EVen over how good something tastes. ;) I'd like to know the answer to this too. But its gonna be a hard habit to break if its not allowed |
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| Nabila |
| 06/24/03 at 15:56:29 |
| [slm] Lol -- I know what you mean, wallah this, wallah that, Id really really really appreciate an answer pleeeease... ma asalaamah and take care |
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| Ameeraana |
| 06/25/03 at 18:33:49 |
| [slm] I remember my fiancee's cousin swore to something and it didn't turn out the way the situation should have so he had to fast for 3 days or something like that? I don't remember the whole story but I do know he had to fast because of something he said "walla" to. |
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| eleanor |
| 06/26/03 at 07:57:28 |
| [slm] this isn't much help because I don't have the proof, but I read recently about swearing on the Qur'an. It could have been on this board? Anyhow the answer was that if you are going to swear on anything then it has to be on Allah. As far as I can recall there were no limitations on when you could and could not swear, as long as you swore on Allah and not on the Qur'an or your mother's grave or whatever Allahu Ahlam |
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| Jawad |
| 06/26/03 at 10:41:12 |
| this isnt really any proof.. but, i was listening to a Sheikh talk, and he said something along the lines of "wallahi our prophet muhmmad (pbuh) was more romantic than shakespeare" not just that, he uses wallahi a lot, whenever he is telling stories all im trying to say is ive also heard u shouldnt say wallahi unless its a matter of life and death, but this Sheikh, uses it all the time. he uses it in stories and just in conversation salaamualaykum |
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| Tesseract |
| 06/26/03 at 15:00:15 |
| Assalamu 'alaikum, [quote]Anyhow the answer was that if you are going to swear on anything then it has to be on Allah. As far as I can recall there were no limitations on when you could and could not swear, as long as you swore on Allah and not on the Qur'an or your mother's grave or whatever [/quote] 1707. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Allah has prohibited you from taking an oath by your fathers. He who must take an oath, may do so by swearing in the Name of Allah or he should remain silent.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Commentary: We learn from this Hadith that taking the oath of one's ancestors is prohibited. In the forthcoming Ahadith one is also forbidden from taking the oath of false gods and devils. 1708. `Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Swear neither by the name of Taghut (i.e., false deities, false leaders, etc.) nor by your fathers.'' [Muslim]. 1709. Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "He who swears by Amanah (trust) is not one of us.'' [Abu Dawud with authentic Isnad]. Commentary: The oath of Amanah means to say "By Amanah'' as one says "By Allah''. This is prohibited for the reason that one can take the oath of Allah or any of His Attributes. Amanah is one of the Commandments of Allah and an obligation prescribed by Him, like Salat, Saum, Hajj etc. In this way, the Commandments of Allah assume the resemblance of His Glorious Names and Attributes, which is not correct. 1710. Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If anyone swears that in such and such case he will be free from Islam and afterwards he turns out to be a liar, he will be as he has sworn; but if he is speaking the truth, he will not revert safely to Islam.'' [Abu Dawud]. Commentary: What this Hadith tells us is that if someone says "If I do such and such thing, I will be a Kafir'', now, if he really meant that if he did that he will adopt Kufr, then he will at once become a Kafir. But if he meant that he will strictly adhere to Islam and never take the way of Kufr, he will not become a Kafir but the style in which he said it was certainly wrong. Therefore, he must make repentance and beg forgiveness from Allah for it. It will be better if he recites again Kalimahtush-Shahadah to renew his Faith. 1711. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard a man saying: "No, by the Ka`bah.'' I admonished him: "Do not swear by any thing besides Allah, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, `He who swears by anyone or anything other than Allah, has indeed committed an act of Kufr or Shirk'.'' [At-Tirmidhi]. [Some `Ulama' are of the opinion that the words of the Prophet (PBUH) that "He who swears by anyone or anything other than Allah has indeed committed an act of Kufr or Shirk,'' are in the nature of extreme admonition. And in fact, it is not Shirk. The same applies to the saying of the Prophet (PBUH), who said, "showing off is Shirk.''] Commentary: Imam An-Nawawi has regarded the saying "showing off is Shirk'' as Hadith is not narrated in these words. It is, however, true that what the Prophet (PBUH) has stated about the evil and sinfulness of showing off implies that it is also a (minor) Shirk. For instance he stated that "He who kept fast or offered Salat for mere show, has indeed committed Shirk.'' In any case, to take oath of anyone other than Allah is strictly forbidden. It is, therefore, necessary to abstain from swearing by other than Allah. Unfortunately, such oaths are very common and people do not realize that they are prohibited and unlawful. The above is from Riyad-us-Saliheen. I remember reading something to the effect of what sis. lady_murasaki_sa has mentioned in her first post, but I can't recall where did I read it. I'll try to find out from my Imam InshaAllah, but it may take sometime because I am busy with alot of other things these days, and forgetfulness is another problem. Wassalam. |
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