Page 196 - Tafsir of surat at tawba repentance

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“Certainly you will be tested (latublawunna) in your wealth and your
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lives.”

This verse should read, “[By Allaah,] you will certainly be tested.” In the
Qur’aan, the vast majority of oaths are made by created things; for example,

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“By the Sun and the early morn, by the moon when it follows it.”

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However, there are exactly seven places where oaths are made by Allaah. Allaah
commands the Prophet (r) to swear by Allaah in three of those places, as in the
following example:

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“Those who disbelieve claim that they will never be resurrected. Say,
‘Certainly, by my Lord, you will be resurrected, then you will be
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informed of what you did.’ ”
In the remaining four instances, Allaah swears by Himself, as in the following
example:

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Soorah Aal ‘Imraan (3):186.
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Soorah ash-Shams (91):1-2.
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Al-Itqaan, vol. 4, p. 46.
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Soorah at-Taghaabun (64):7.

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