Kitab at Tawheed - ch 42 - Do not Swear by other than Allah(azza wa Jal)

Allah the Almighty said:
"Do not set up rivals (Al-Andad) unto Allah (in worship) while you know (that He Alone has the right to be worshipped)."(2:22)
With reference to the above quoted verse, Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
"Al-Andad means Shirk. It is as inconspicuous as a black ant moving (crawling) on a black stone in the darkness of night. It is to swear: 'by Allah and by your life' and 'by my life'. It is also to say: 'Had there not been this little dog or the duck in the house, the thief would have entered.'
Or, like the statement of a man to his companion: 'By Allah's and yours will,..' or 'Had it not been
Allah and so-and-so', etc. Do not mention anybody with Allah because all of it is Shirk." [It has
been reported by Ibn Abi Hatim]
Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah's Messenger(May
the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said:
"Whoever swears by other than Allah has disbelieved or committed Shirk." [At-Tirmidhi -graded this Hadith as Hasan (fair) and Al-Hakim has graded it Sahih (sound)].

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