Is it permissible to curse Huyayy ibn Akhtab?
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The questioner : It is permissible to curse Harir.
The Shaykh : Cursing whom? What?
The questioner : Aywah.
The Shaykh : Because of Huyayy.
The questioner : All right.
The Shaykh : One who dies a disbeliever may be cursed, but what is the benefit of cursing the dead? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 11:132 There is no benefit. It is only said that all the Jews are cursed by Allah, all the Christians are cursed by Allah; this is a general statement.
The questioner : For example, in the Seerah, Shaykh, in the lesson on the Seerah, it says: "And he went to al-Nasir, may Allah curse him."
The Shaykh : No, there is no need for that, there is no need for that.
The Shaykh : Cursing whom? What?
The questioner : Aywah.
The Shaykh : Because of Huyayy.
The questioner : All right.
The Shaykh : One who dies a disbeliever may be cursed, but what is the benefit of cursing the dead? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not revile the dead, for they have gone to what they sent before them.
لا تَسُبُّوا الأَمْوَاتَ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَفْضَوْا إِلَى مَا قَدَّمُواThe questioner : For example, in the Seerah, Shaykh, in the lesson on the Seerah, it says: "And he went to al-Nasir, may Allah curse him."
The Shaykh : No, there is no need for that, there is no need for that.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1908 - 4600 هل يجوز لعن حيي بن أخطب؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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