The Ruling on Saying, "May Allah Make So-and-So Miserable"

Question:
What is the ruling on some of the common people saying, "May his Lord make so-and-so miserable"?

Answer:
This is not appropriate. What reaches him from Allah is that he is miserable, but there is a predestined decree, and among people there are the miserable and the happy. One is miserable by his deeds, and the other is happy by his deeds. Allah has decreed both this and that. It is not appropriate for some people to be called miserable unless they are actually miserable, working hard, laboring, doing a lot, seeking provision. Sometimes they sell, sometimes they carry stones, sometimes they drive camels, and sometimes they sell such-and-such. That is, they are striving in seeking provision. They call this person miserable, a miserable person. This name is not appropriate. He is a seeker of provision, and he is miserable in seeking provision, seeking what is lawful. As for the one who is a doer of sins, it is said that he is a doer of sin, and he is in danger, but it is not said, "May Allah make him miserable." Even though it is by Allah's decree, out of respect for Allah, it is he who caused his own misery through his bad deeds. As for the decree, no one has an argument in it. Among people there are the miserable and the happy, and Allah the Exalted and Majestic is He who decreed that. But it is not said, "May Allah make him miserable." It is said, "He is miserable," because Allah is exalted from being attributed with blameworthy attributes. He only decrees them through their bad deeds.