What is the ruling if one swears by something other than Allah?

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If one swears by something other than Allah, they should seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty or mention Allah, based on the Prophet's command that whoever swears by Al-Lat or Al-Uzza should say, "There is no god but Allah." This rectification is necessary because swearing by other than Allah is a bad deed (sayyi'ah), and a good deed (hasanah) wipes out the bad deed, in accordance with the verse, {Indeed, good deeds drive away bad deeds} (Quran 11:114). It is also categorized as Shirk because it involves elevating something other than Allah with an honor resembling the glorification due to the Lord, thus requiring the utterance of *La ilaha illa Allah* (There is no god but Allah) as a declaration of Tawhid (monotheism) and disavowal of Shirk.