Usul16

It is not Permissible to take an Oath by anything other than by Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious

alkafi-14683Vol. 7, p. 449

لَا أَرَى أَنْ يَحْلِفَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ فَأَمَّا قَوْلُ الرَّجُلِ لَابَ لِشَانِئِكَ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ قَوْلِ أَهْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَ لَوْ حَلَفَ الرَّجُلُ بِهَذَا وَ أَشْبَاهِهِ لَتُرِكَ الْحَلْفُ بِاللَّهِ فَأَمَّا قَوْلُ الرَّجُلِ يَا هَيَاهْ وَ يَا هَنَاهْ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ لِطَلَبِ الِاسْمِ وَ لَا أَرَى بِهِ بَأْساً وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَ قَوْلُهُ لَا هَاهُ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ بِاللَّهِ عَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I say that a man must take an oath and swear by Allah only. People’s saying, la’ bal shane ’uka (no, but may your adversary be it) is of the expressions of the people of ignorance. If one takes an oath by such expressions and so on, he has ignored taking an oath by Allah. One’s expres

alkafi-14684Vol. 7, p. 450

لَا أَرَى لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَحْلِفَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ وَ قَالَ قَوْلُ الرَّجُلِ حِينَ يَقُولُ لَابَ لِشَانِئِكَ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ مِنْ قَوْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَ لَوْ حَلَفَ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا وَ شِبْهِهِ تُرِكَ أَنْ يُحْلَفَ بِاللَّهِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I say that a man must take an oath and swear by Allah only. People’s saying, la’ bal shane ’uka (no, but may your adversary be it) is of the expressions of the people of ignorance.’”

alkafi-14685Vol. 7, p. 450

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ‌[1] قَالَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَحْلِفُونَ بِهَا فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ‌ قَالَ عَظُمَ أَمْرُ مَنْ يَحْلِفُ بِهَا قَالَ وَ كَانَتِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةُ يُعَظِّمُونَ الْمُحَرَّمَ وَ لَا يُقْسِمُونَ بِهِ وَ لَا بِشَهْرِ رَجَبٍ وَ لَا يَعْرِضُونَ فِيهِمَا لِمَنْ كَانَ فِيهِمَ

“This is about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. ‘I do not swear by the places of the stars.’ (56:75) Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘People of the community of ignorance swore by the places of stars and Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, said, “I do not swear by the places of stars.’

alkafi-14686Vol. 7, p. 450

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ‌ قَالَ أُعَظِّمُ إِثْمَ مَنْ يَحْلِفُ بِهَا قَالَ وَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُعَظِّمُونَ الْحَرَمَ وَ لَا يُقْسِمُونَ بِهِ يَسْتَحِلُّونَ حُرْمَةَ اللَّهِ فِيهِ وَ لَا يَعْرِضُونَ لِمَنْ كَانَ فِيهِ وَ لَا يُخْرِجُونَ مِنْهُ دَابَّةً فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى- لا أُقْسِمُ بِهذَا الْبَلَدِ وَ أَنْتَ حِلٌّ بِهذَا الْبَل

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘I do not swear by the places of the stars.’ (56:75) He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a great sin on one who swears thereby. The community of ignorance held al-Haram (the sacred area) with greatness. They did not swear