Ruling on Swearing by The Right Of Allāh وحق الله

The Lajnah ad-Daa'imah was asked the following question: Question: What is the ruling on taking an oath by saying "By the Right of Allah?" ج : لا يجوز الحلف إلا بالله أو صفة من صفاته، وحق الله هو عبادته وحده لا شريك له، وذلك من أفعال العباد، فلا يجوز الحلف به The Answer: It is not permissible to take an oath by anything except Allah or one of His attributes. The right of Allah is to worship him alone with no partners ,which is an act done by the people, so it is impermissible to take an oath by. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions. The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' Also Ash-Shaykh Abdul-Muhsin al-Abaad, may Allah preserve him, was asked the following question: Question: Is it valid to make an oath by the right of Allah? الشيخ: لا، لأن حق الله العبادة, حق الله على العباد أن يعبدوه فلا يحلف بالعبادة, بعبادة الله. The Answer: No, since the right of Allah is the 'Ibadah, the right of Allah upon his servants is for them to worship him. Therefore one should not swear by the 'Ibadah, the worship of Allah. Reference: Sharh Sunan Ibn Maajah #69 (01:08:18). Likewise Ash-Shaykh Bin Baaz, rahimahullah, was asked the following question: Question: What is the ruling on taking an oath by saying "By the Right of Allah" is that considered to be a form of shirk even if he didn't intend it? لا يحلف بحق الله ,يحلف بالله والله بعزة الله والرحمن الرحيم وخالق كل شيئ ورب العالمين والذي نفسي بيده ولا يحلف بحق الله لأن حق الله علينا تعظيمه وطاعته وتعظيمه وطاعته من أفعالنا, من أفعال المخلوقين حق الله علينا توحيده وطاعته وتعظيمه وتوحيدنا له وتعظيمنا له وطاعتنا له من أفعالنا وهي مخلوقة فمعناه الحلف بالمخلوقات فلا يصح. الحلف لايكون إلا بالله وحده أو بأسمائه وصفاته. The Answer: One should not make an oath by the right of Allah, he should make an oath with Allah, By Allah, By His Might and His Name ar-Rahman ar-Raheem, The Creator of everything and By the One who my soul is in His Hand. One should not take an oath by saying "By the right of Allah" because the right of Allah over us is to glorify Him and it is His obedience; while the act of obedience is from our actions, from the actions of the creation. The right of Allah upon us is to single him out and to obey Him. And Our act of singling Him out and glorifying and obeying Him are from our actions while they are created , which means it is making an oath by the creation which isn't valid. The oath can only be by Allah Alone or By His Names and Attributes. The Reference: من درس 'القوادح في العقيدة' للشيخ ابن باز رحمه الله (From the lesson "The Acts which taint the Aqeedah" by Bin Baaz, rahimahullah). Likewise the aforementioned fatwa of Shaykh Bin Baaz can be found in audio.