Is it permissible to curse a specific disbeliever, and if it is not permissible, what is the reason for that?
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible to curse a specific disbeliever, and if it is not permissible, what is the reason for that?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the scholars. The reason given by those who say that one should not curse is that you do not know how his life will end; perhaps he will repent to Allah and die upon the oneness of Allah, so do not curse him. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed some of the polytheists who had harmed the Muslims, saying, “O Allah, curse so-and-so and so-and-so,” Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Ali 'Imran 3:128] And those whom the Messenger of Allah cursed did repent, and their Islam was good (may Allah be pleased with them).
He asks: Is it permissible to curse a specific disbeliever, and if it is not permissible, what is the reason for that?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the scholars. The reason given by those who say that one should not curse is that you do not know how his life will end; perhaps he will repent to Allah and die upon the oneness of Allah, so do not curse him. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed some of the polytheists who had harmed the Muslims, saying, “O Allah, curse so-and-so and so-and-so,” Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Not for you, [O Muhammad, but for Allah], is the decision whether He should [cut them down] or forgive them or punish them
لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [171 -939] هل يجوز لعن الكافر المعين وإن كان غير جائز فما العلة في ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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