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