What is the ruling on supplicating for the destruction of all the Jews and Christians?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is supplicating for the destruction of all the Jews and Christians contrary to the cosmic Sunnah, given that we have been promised to fight them in the end times?
Answer:
The issue of supplicating for the destruction of all of them is not appropriate. As for supplicating against the oppressors among them, those who have wronged, and those who have transgressed, yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 703Sahih (Darussalam). So he cursed them for this reason. If they commit oppression or transgression against the Muslims, it is permissible to supplicate for their destruction, to curse them, to supplicate for their ruin, and so on. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is supplicating for the destruction of all the Jews and Christians contrary to the cosmic Sunnah, given that we have been promised to fight them in the end times?
Answer:
The issue of supplicating for the destruction of all of them is not appropriate. As for supplicating against the oppressors among them, those who have wronged, and those who have transgressed, yes. 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
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الدعاء بهلاك اليهود والنصارى جميعاً؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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