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A hadith and commentary.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Indeed, Allah forbids you from swearing by your fathers."

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"So whoever must take an oath,"

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"let him swear by Allah or remain silent."

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'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"By Allah, I have not sworn by them since I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him, forbid it,"

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"neither as an originator nor as a narrator."

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The meaning of "originator" is:

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That is, speaking the words on my own initiative.

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And the meaning of "narrator" is:

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That is, reporting from someone else that they said it.

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Commentary:

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The Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, in the early days of their Islam,

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used to swear by other than Allah.

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They would swear by their fathers and mothers,

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and they would swear by honor, honesty, and other such things.

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So the Prophet, peace be upon him, forbade them from swearing by other than Allah.

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'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was among those who heard this prohibition,

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and he complied with the command immediately.

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He never let an oath by other than Allah pass his lips ever again,

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even when he was quoting the speech of others.

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This is what is incumbent upon the Muslim:

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to comply with the command of Allah with firmness and resolve,

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without hesitation, procrastination, or weakness.

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Among the forms of swearing by other than Allah in this day and age

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is the saying of some people, "By your life,"

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and their saying, "By the Prophet,"

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and their saying, "By the Ka'bah."

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All of this is from the forbidden types of oaths.

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Indeed, it is a form of shirk (associating partners) with Allah.

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We ask Allah for safety.

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Ahmad, Abu Dawud, and al-Tirmidhi recorded

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from 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both,

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that he heard a man say,

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"No, by the Ka'bah."

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Ibn 'Umar said to him,

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"Do not swear by other than Allah,"

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"for I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say:"

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"Whoever swears by other than Allah,"

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"has committed kufr (disbelief) or shirk."

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Imam al-Tirmidhi said:

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This is a hasan (good) hadith.

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And Shaykh al-Albani authenticated it.