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“By your Lord, they will not truly believe until they make you the
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judge in their disputes.”
Allaah, being the creator of all things may swear by whatever he wishes;
however, man is not allowed to swear by anything but Allaah. The reason being
that oaths are taken by the things which one holds in the highest of esteem and
only Allaah should be revered in this manner. Hence, oaths by the stars, by one’s
father’s grave or even by the Prophet (r) or by the Ka‘bah are all forbidden and
considered shirk (associating partners with Allaah). The Righteous Caliph and
close companion of the Prophet (r), ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab, reported that
Allaah’s Messenger (r) said,
(. ﻙﺭﹾﺸَﺃ ﺩﹶﻘﹶﻓ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ِﺭﻴﹶﻐِﺒ ﹶﻑﹶﻠﺤ ﻥ ﻤ )
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“Whoever swears by other than Allaah has associated a partner with Allaah.”
Almighty Allaah swears by the wonders of His creation because they all point to
Him as the Creator and Sustainer.
Occasionally in the Qur’aan, the very thing or event on which an oath is
taken may be deleted. Deletion in this case may be due to the clarity of the
context and the implication of the oath itself; for example, the oaths:
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“Verily, I swear by the Day of Resurrection and I swear by the self
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admonishing soul,”
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Soorah an-Nisaa’ (4):65.
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Collected by Aboo Daawood (Sunan Abu Dawud, vol. 2, p. 923, no. 3245) and at-Tirmithee and
authenticated by al-Albaanee in Saheeh Sunan Abee Daawood, vol. 2, p. 627, no. 2787.
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Soorah al-Qiyaamah (75):1-2.
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