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112 - الحلف‏

112. OATH-TAKING

570 - النَّهيُ عَنِ الحَلفِ بِاللَّهِ سُبحانَهُ‏

570. PROHIBITION AGAINST TAKING OATH BY ALLAH GLORY BE TO HIM

(وَلا تَجْعَلُوا اللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لِأَيْمَانِكُمْ أَنْ تَبَرُّوا وَتَتَّقُوا وَتُصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ) .1

"Do not make Allah an obstacle, through your oaths, to being pious and Godwary, and to bringing about concord between people." 2

1725.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا تَحْلِفوا باللَّهِ صادِقينَ ولا كاذِبينَ ؛ فإنّهُ عزّوجلّ يقولُ : (ولا تَجْعَلوا اللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لأيْمانِكُم) .3

1725.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Do not take oath by Allah whether you are truthful or lying, for verily He says "Do not make Allah an obstacle, through your oaths." 4

1.البقرة : ۲۲۴ .

2.Qur'an ۲:۲۲۴

3.الكافي : ۷ / ۴۳۴ / ۱ .

4.al-Kafi, v. ۷, p. ۴۳۴, no. ۱

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