Is raising hand and taking an oath or swearing shirk? I have a passport appointment coming up and "An authorized passport acceptance agent" might ask me to raise my right hand. And they'll say "Do you swear or affirm that the statements made in this passport application are true and correct?"

Ustadh AbdulAziz al-Haqqan

Taking an oath is allowed and you can do it even without raising your hand what is the big deal in this?