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5428. It was narrated that Abû Sa'eed Al-Khudrî said: "Mu'âwiyah, (may Allâh be pleased with him,) said: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ went out to a circle – meaning, of his Companions – and said: 'What are you doing?' They said: 'We have come together to pray to Allâh and praise Him for guiding us to His religion, and blessing us with you.' He said: 'I ask you, by Allâh, is that the only reason?' They said: 'By Allâh, we have not come together for any other reason.' He said: 'I am not asking you to swear to an oath because of any suspicion; rather Jibrîl came to me and told me that Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, is boasting of you to the angels.'" (Sahîh)
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1. Allâh's Messenger's ﷺ purpose is this, "I asked you to swear an oath in view of the significance of your deed. Not on account of any doubt or aspersion."
2. This narration demonstrates that an oath should be sworn by the name of Allâh alone; and this much is sufficient. And that asking: "By Allâh?" is sufficient when requesting one to swear an oath.
