Question

Is it permissible to swear by the Quran, meaning by this, the word which is an attribute of Allah?

Answer

It is permissible to swear by the Quran, as long as the subject of the oath is the word of Allah. The Quran is indeed the word of Allah, it says “By the Quran”, as it could say “By the word of Allah”. Since the Quran is part of the word of Allah, the oath by the Quran is therefore an oath made by one of the attributes of Allah. However, one does not swear by the Mushaf. One does not say “By the Mushaf”, because it contains the word of Allah and what is not part of it. It contains the written word of Allah, but also the ink, which is created. The pages are also created, as well as the cover. There is in the Mushaf what is not created and what is. That’s why you should not swear by the Mushaf. However, if the oath is made by the Quran, in the sense of the word of Allah and not the Mushaf, then this is valid.

Author: Cheikh ‘Abd Al Mouhsin Al ‘Abbad, may Allah preserve him.