Is it permissible to curse a specific disbeliever?
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible to curse a specific disbeliever?
Answer:
This is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. Cursing disbelievers in general is permissible, such as saying "May the curse of Allah be upon the disbelievers" or "May the curse of Allah be upon the oppressors." In general, there is no harm in this. However, cursing a specific person is a matter of disagreement among the scholars, and the correct view is that it is not permissible. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once made a supplication in the Fajr prayer against specific individuals.
And Allah the Exalted revealed:[Ali 'Imran 3:128] And Allah accepted their repentance, and they became Muslims. How good was their Islam! Therefore, it is not permissible to curse a specific person, because you do not know how his life will end, what will happen to him, or in what state he will die. He may repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and become one of the Muslims.
He asks: Is it permissible to curse a specific disbeliever?
Answer:
This is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. Cursing disbelievers in general is permissible, such as saying "May the curse of Allah be upon the disbelievers" or "May the curse of Allah be upon the oppressors." In general, there is no harm in this. However, cursing a specific person is a matter of disagreement among the scholars, and the correct view is that it is not permissible. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once made a supplication in the Fajr prayer against specific individuals.
And Allah the Exalted revealed:
Not for you, [O Muhammad, but for Allah], is the decision whether He should [cut them down] or forgive them or punish them, for indeed, they are wrongdoers.
لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لعن الكافر المعين؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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