“Whoever points a weapon at his Muslim brother, the angels will curse him until he withdraws it.” Does this include one who points a gun or a wooden stick?
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Question:
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, may He raise your status and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you. The questioner says: In the hadithSahih Muslim 2616a “until he withdraws it,” does this include one who points a gun or a wooden stick at his brother?
Answer:
There is no doubt that one who threatens a Muslim with a weapon, or with something that serves the function of a weapon—such as a wooden stick, which serves the function of a weapon—falls under the warning, even if he is joking. This is not permissible. Yes.
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, may He raise your status and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you. The questioner says: In the hadith
He who pointed a weapon towards his brother the angels invoke curse upon him
من أشار إلى أخيه بحديدة لعنته الملائكة حتىAnswer:
There is no doubt that one who threatens a Muslim with a weapon, or with something that serves the function of a weapon—such as a wooden stick, which serves the function of a weapon—falls under the warning, even if he is joking. This is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، «من أشار إلى أخيه بحديدة لعنته الملائكة حتى يرجع» هل يدخل فيه من أشار بمسدس أو خشبة؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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