What is the ruling on cursing the open sinner whose open sinfulness has become frequent?
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Question:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on cursing the open sinner whose open sinfulness has become frequent?
Answer:
Cursing is only for the one about whom a curse has been transmitted. This is when the curse has been transmitted regarding him and the reason for it is clear. As for letting one's tongue run loose with cursing, or cursing every open sinner or every sinner, no one can do that. I mean, regarding sin, all people are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent. And you condemn the sin, but you commit a greater sin than it, which is cursing. Yes, and cursing a believer is like killing him, even if he is a sinner; cursing him is like killing him. As for cursing in general, you say what has come in the evidence: “May Allah curse the thief,” “May Allah curse the disbelievers,” and “May Allah curse the oppressors” in a general sense. This is permissible in a general sense. As for cursing a specific person, if evidence has come regarding it, then he is cursed; but if no evidence has come regarding it, he is not cursed. Yes.
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on cursing the open sinner whose open sinfulness has become frequent?
Answer:
Cursing is only for the one about whom a curse has been transmitted. This is when the curse has been transmitted regarding him and the reason for it is clear. As for letting one's tongue run loose with cursing, or cursing every open sinner or every sinner, no one can do that. I mean, regarding sin, all people are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent. And you condemn the sin, but you commit a greater sin than it, which is cursing. Yes, and cursing a believer is like killing him, even if he is a sinner; cursing him is like killing him. As for cursing in general, you say what has come in the evidence: “May Allah curse the thief,” “May Allah curse the disbelievers,” and “May Allah curse the oppressors” in a general sense. This is permissible in a general sense. As for cursing a specific person, if evidence has come regarding it, then he is cursed; but if no evidence has come regarding it, he is not cursed. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم لعن الفاسق الذي كثر فسقه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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