Zia Sheikh – False Oath 02112016

11 February 2016

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The transcript discusses the dangerous notion of taking an oath and the associated false accusations. It also mentions a deadly consequence of the oath being seen as a witness, and the use of the phrase "arre" in Arabic to refer to someone who takes an oath.

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Because when a person takes an oath, he

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is actually making Allah a witness for that

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thing that he is doing.

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When a person says that I swear by

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Allah I didn't do it, or I swear

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by Allah I did it, then he is

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saying that Allah is my witness.

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Allah saw me that I didn't do it,

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Allah saw me that I didn't do it.

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I did it, I didn't do it, Allah

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was witnessing me.

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So when I am saying that, then this

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is actually a false accusation against Allah SWT

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if I am lying.

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That's why it is so dangerous to take

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an oath.

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And especially for the past tense, some scholars

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actually go as far as to say, when

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a person takes an oath about the past

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tense, this is something that is, there is

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no Kafara for it.

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This is known as Al-Yameenul Ghamoos.

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Al-Yameenul Ghamoos is from the word Ghams

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in Arabic, which means when a person he

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dives into water and he is completely submerged

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in water.

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And a person when he takes Al-Yameenul

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Ghamoos,

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