Is it permissible to say "May Allah kill you" to a person instead of cursing him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to say to a person, "May Allah kill you," instead of cursing him, based on His saying (the Exalted):['Abasa 80:17]
Answer:
If he deserves this supplication, then he is supplicated against with it. But if he does not deserve it, it is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to say to a person, "May Allah kill you," instead of cursing him, based on His saying (the Exalted):
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُAnswer:
If he deserves this supplication, then he is supplicated against with it. But if he does not deserve it, it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3606- 4717] هل يجوز قول قاتلك الله للشخص عوضا عن لعنه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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