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What is the ruling on saying "Bijah Rabbi" (For the sake of my Lord) and "Jab Rabbi" (My Lord brought it) in the Tunisian dialect?

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The saying "bi jah rabbi" (by the might/prestige of my Lord) is permissible because it is an oath or a seeking of an oath by one of Allah's attributes. However, it is preferable to avoid it when asking people. As for "jab rabbi" (my Lord brought), it means "were it not for Allah's grace." This meaning is correct, but the phrase is not known in Arabic with this meaning. If this is the readily understood concept in the questioner's dialect, then its use is permissible.

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