[TainuibeFaimb]

As-Salamu-'alaykum wa rehmatullahi wa barakatuhu

I have this bad habit of saying "Jesus Christ!" when ever I hear some bad/horrific or shocking/surprising news. I say this involuntarily, as in, I just blurt it out without thinking.
Is this bad? I know I should be saying stuff like "inna lillahi....." or "Oh my God" instead, but I can't hep it , its a force of habit. I'll try to get rid of it inshaAllah.

The reason I think this may be an issue is because this is commonly exclaimed by Christians, who consider Jesus (pbuh) to be divine. So instead of saying "Oh my God" at a moment of shock, they say "Oh My Jesus", or something of the sort that implies the divinity of Jesus (na'udhubillah)

What I want to know is, am I sinning by saying this? Keep in mind that I am in fact a Muslim and in no way do I believe that Jesus (pbuh) was God (na'udhubillah).

[Justlovemy]

don't say "jesus christ" or "God damn" or "yeah baby"

they're used by kufr and it's not for calamity or hardships purposes. It's for another purpose (and don't quote me on how I know this lol - it's pretty obvious - I blame the West for portraying these words in such a disgusting way)

To the best of my knowledge, Its haram.

[swoluelvede]

Rasulullah sallallu alaihi wasallam has said, 'Whoever takes an oath and says 'By Laat' then he should say Lailahaillallah.' The ulema explain that, although if said accidently it is not kufr, however reciting the kalimah atones for the mistake and removes the darkness of the words said.

[Ruilnasr]

As-Salamu-'alaykum wa rehmatullahi wa barakatuhu

I have this bad habit of saying "Jesus Christ!" when ever I hear some bad/horrific or shocking/surprising news. I say this involuntarily, as in, I just blurt it out without thinking.
Is this bad? I know I should be saying stuff like "inna lillahi....." or "Oh my God" instead, but I can't hep it , its a force of habit. I'll try to get rid of it inshaAllah.

The reason I think this may be an issue is because this is commonly exclaimed by Christians, who consider Jesus (pbuh) to be divine. So instead of saying "Oh my God" at a moment of shock, they say "Oh My Jesus", or something of the sort that implies the divinity of Jesus (na'udhubillah)

What I want to know is, am I sinning by saying this? Keep in mind that I am in fact a Muslim and in no way do I believe that Jesus (pbuh) was God (na'udhubillah).

I just wanted to disagree with the part I bolded. Many Christians believe that saying any of the above ("Oh my God, Jesus Christ, etc.) in the context of a moment of shock, as you describe, is considered "taking the Lord's name in vain" and sinful. Unless I am misunderstanding your moment of shock context.

[TainuibeFaimb]

I just wanted to disagree with the part I bolded. Many Christians believe that saying any of the above ("Oh my God, Jesus Christ, etc.) in the context of a moment of shock, as you describe, is considered "taking the Lord's name in vain" and sinful. Unless I am misunderstanding your moment of shock context.

Well, nevertheless, its still commonly exclaimed by Christians, and we're not supposed to imitate the kuffar anyway, especially in matters of religion.

[Ruilnasr]

Well, nevertheless, its still commonly exclaimed by Christians, and we're not supposed to imitate the kuffar anyway, especially in matters of religion.

Are you sure they are Christians saying it?

I am guessing you are referring to Christians as kuffar in your statement, so, define "imitating" in the context of if it is a sin for a Christian to take God's name in vain as in the above manner, and it is haram for a Muslim as well..... I see a shared belief, not an imitation.

[CurtisTH]

Are you sure they are Christians saying it?

I am guessing you are referring to Christians as kuffar in your statement, so, define "imitating" in the context of if it is a sin for a Christian to take God's name in vain as in the above manner, and it is haram for a Muslim as well..... I see a shared belief, not an imitation.

I never thought about it before, My mother was a Catholic and used to say it a lot... Are you sure that saying "Oh God" In general is taking the "lords" Name in vein? Or is it more of using the "lords" name, with this definition of Vain, that would be sinful?

without real significance, value, or importance; baseless or worthless: vain pageantry; vain display.
5.
Archaic . senseless or foolish. By someone saying "Oh God" it may either be Vain or it maybe that they are calling upon God for help...

For example, you drop a pot on your foot and out of pain you say... "Oh God!" in this expression you would be calling upon god for help to heal your pain...

In another example that may be vain would be for example Someone says something of un-importance and you reply Sarcastically "oh God!."

[Ruilnasr]

I never thought about it before, My mother was a Catholic and used to say it a lot... Are you sure that saying "Oh God" In general is taking the "lords" Name in vein? Or is it more of using the "lords" name, with this definition of Vain, that would be sinful?



By someone saying "Oh God" it may either be Vain or it maybe that they are calling upon God for help...

For example, you drop a pot on your foot and out of pain you say... "Oh God!" in this expression you would be calling upon god for help to heal your pain...

In another example that may be vain would be for example Someone says something of un-importance and you reply Sarcastically "oh God!."

I agree that saying "Oh God" could be either calling on God to heal your pain, or it could be sarcastic as in your second example. Calling on God for help would not be considered taking his name in vain; certainly context and intention are important. Take your first example of the woman dropping the pot on her foot and calling out God's name. Yes, she could be crying out for help or relief, but she also could be simply using it as an exclamatory reaction in the same manner that someone else might use an alternate word. If saying "Oh God" in that context is no different than saying "Oh s-word" then the exclamatory reaction is taking the Lord's name in vain.