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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to make du'a' (supplication) and curse a specific disbeliever?

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Question : Focus.

Answer : Is it about permissibility or prohibition? No, it is about prohibition, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was first silent, and then it was prohibited, because you have no power over it; the matter is not up to you, but to Allah alone. For this reason, He said: "Or He will accept their repentance or punish them, for they are wrongdoers." Cursing a specific person is not permissible if he is alive, because Allah the Exalted may accept his repentance and he may find guidance. But if he is dead, should he be cursed? If he is dead and named, it may be said that he should not be cursed either, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Do not vilify the dead (and) by that harm the living."لا تسبوا الأموات فتؤذوا الأحياء
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1982Hasan (Darussalam)
and in another wording:
For they have reached what they sent before them.فإنهم أفضوا إلى ما قدموا
Sahih Ibn Hibban 11:132
. As for cursing the group, that is permissible, such as saying: "O Allah, curse the disbelievers," "O Allah, curse the Jews," "O Allah, curse the Christians." This is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
May Allah curse the Jews and Christians, for they took the graves of their Prophets as places of worship.لعنة الله على اليهود والنصارى اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجد
Sunan an-Nasa'i 703Sahih (Darussalam)
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And in this is evidence that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) may exercise ijtihad (independent legal reasoning). If Allah confirms him in that, his ijtihad is correct. If He does not confirm him, it is of the ijtihad that is forgiven, for which he receives one reward.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4095 - 4600 هل يجوز الدعاء واللعن على كافر معين؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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