What is the ruling on swearing with the phrase: "I swear by the verses of Allah," and what are the implications for the one who says it while unaware of its ruling?
Swearing is permissible only by Allah, or by one of His Names, or by one of His Attributes. The "Ayat (Signs/Verses) of Allah" are of two types: Shar'iyyah (legislative), which is the Word of Allah (the Qur'an), and Kawniyyah (cosmic), which are His creations. If the one swearing intends by "Ayat of Allah" the Word of Allah (the Qur'an), then the oath is permissible because it is one of Allah's Attributes. However, if they intend by it the cosmic signs (creations), then swearing by them is not permissible, as swearing by a created thing is forbidden. The Permanent Committee has issued a permitting swearing by the Ayāt of Allah if the Qur'an is intended, and forbidding it if anything else is intended.
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