Prohibition of Cursing Between Spouses During Disagreement and Its Effect on Divorce

Question:
A woman says: She cursed her husband because of a quarrel between them, and since she has a type of foolishness, is she forbidden to her husband or not?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions. As for what follows, cursing does not make her forbidden to him, and his cursing her does not make her forbidden to him either. If one of them curses the other, he has erred, done wrong, and committed injustice, so he must repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and seek the forgiveness of his partner. The husband seeks the wife's forgiveness if he cursed her, and she does the same, seeking his forgiveness and repenting to Allah for what she did. The marriage remains intact; the marriage contract is not invalidated by this. Cursing does not invalidate the marriage, nor does it corrupt it, nor does it constitute a divorce for her, whether the cursing was from him to her or from her to him. However, it is an abomination and not permissible, and it is one of the major sins. It is reported in an authentic hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Cursing is not among the qualities of the believers." Cursing is not a characteristic of the believers; rather, it is an abomination. Therefore, it is not permissible for it to come from the husband or the wife. If it occurs from one of them, he must seek the forgiveness of the other, because he transgressed against him and wronged him, along with repentance to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.