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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الأيمان والنذورBook of Oaths and Vows
بَابُ فِى أن الْيَمِينَ لَا تَكُونُ إِلَّا بِاللهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَالنَّهْي عَنِ الْخَلْفِ بِالْآبَاءِChapter on Oaths Being Only by Allah the Exalted and the Prohibition of Swearing by the Ancestors
Hadith 5292
اُردوEn
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ حَالِفًا فَلَا يَحْلِفْ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَكَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تَحْلِفُ بِآبَائِهَا فَقَالَ لَا تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever wishes to swear an oath, should swear only by Allah Almighty. Since the Quraysh used to swear by their forefathers, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: Do not swear by your forefathers.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The thing by which an oath is sworn is called "mahluf bih." In reality, by swearing an oath, veneration of the mahluf bih becomes necessary, whereas greatness is exclusive to Allah Ta'ala. Therefore, swearing an oath by other than Allah has been prohibited. As for the matter of Allah Ta'ala, He may swear by whichever of His creations He wills; His purpose in this is to indicate the honor of that thing.
