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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Cursing Children

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Question:
Or that you be upon matters that suffice Allah and your fathers, and that you be upon matters that suffice Allah and your sons and your affairs and your affairs

Answer:
Yes, cursing is the same whether it is directed at children or at others; it is not permissible for a Muslim to curse.
The Muslim is not one who curses, nor one who utters foul language, nor one who is vulgar, nor one who is obsceneليس المسلم بالطعان ولا باللعان ولا الفاحش ولا البلي
A Muslim does not utter a curse except against those who deserve it, such as disbelievers, oppressors, and liars, in a general sense: "The curse of Allah be upon the oppressors," "The curse of Allah be upon the liars," "The curse of Allah be upon the disbelievers," in a general sense. But regarding specific individuals, it is not permissible to hear of it from him, and we purify Islam. How much more so if the curse is directed at children, and there is no one seeking it, so that it leads to severance of ties, may Allah protect us from that.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لقاءات مفتوحة-04-لقاء مفتوح - الدمام - 13-8-1420 هـ — youtube.com (48:56)

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