34). {By Allah, I will surely plan against your idols} (35). The poet also said (36):

By Allah, there remains over the days one with curved horns, On a high mountain where the oleander and myrtle are (37)

If he says: "I did not intend an oath by it," it is not accepted from him, because he employed the explicit wording for an oath, and a context implying it was attached to it, which is the response being the answer to an oath. It is possible that it be accepted from him in his statement: "Tallahi la-aqumann" (By Allah, I will surely stand), if he says: "I meant that my standing is through the aid and grace of Allah," because he interpreted his speech by what it could potentially mean. It is not accepted in the other two particles due to the lack of such possibility. It is also possible that it may not be accepted under any circumstances, because he responded with the answer to an oath, so diverting it to another meaning is prohibited.

Section: If he swears without a particle of swearing and says: "Allah, I will surely stand," in either the genitive (jarr) or accusative (nasb) case, it is an oath. Al-Shafi'i said: It is not an oath unless he intends it as such; because his mention (38) of the name of Allah the Almighty without a particle of swearing is not explicit in the oath, so it is not construed (39) as one except with the intention. Our position is that it is linguistically valid in Arabic, and customary usage in the Shari'ah has confirmed it. It was reported that 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud informed the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he had killed Abu Jahl, and he said: "A-lillahi innaka qataltahu?" (By Allah, did you kill him?). He said: "No." He said: "Allahi, inni qataltuhu" (By Allah, I killed him). Al-Bukhari mentioned it.