The ruling on cursing one's wife and children, and whether it counts as divorce

Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who curses his wife or some of his children? And does cursing a woman count as divorce or not?

Answer:
It does not count as divorce, but he is sinful for doing so. Cursing is generally forbidden; it is not permissible to curse a Muslim. There is scholarly disagreement regarding cursing a specific disbeliever. One should not curse, nor should he direct cursing at himself. As mentioned in the hadith, this is an ugly word, and he purified his tongue from it. One should not use cursing even for animals, dwellings, or places. One should not curse, nor direct this vile word at himself.
One should not curse his wife or his child; this is more severe. If he curses his wife or a relative, that is more severe, and it is severing family ties, contrary to the marital conduct that Allah commanded. However, she is not divorced by it. He commits a sin for this, repents to Allah, and does not return to such behavior. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.