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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on cursing one's wife and children when angry

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh Salih, he says: May Allah bless you. Some of the guardians, among the fathers, are sometimes overcome by anger and it intensifies, so they curse their wives or their children. What do you say to them? And what is your advice?

Answer:
This is forbidden; it is not permissible. Cursing is not permissible on the tongue of a Muslim. He does not curse his wife, nor does he curse his children, nor does he curse his brothers. Even cursing animals is not permissible, and even cursing dwellings is not permissible.
The believer is not the one who eatsليس المؤمن بالطعام
nor curse, nor commit Fahishah, nor is he foul.وَلاَ اللَّعَّانِ وَلاَ الْفَاحِشِ وَلاَ الْبَذِيءِ
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1977Hasan (Darussalam)
. He should purify his tongue from this ugly word, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Cursing a believer is like killing him,لعن المؤمن كقتله،
meaning in terms of sin. Cursing is severe, so it is permissible for him to utter it. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/243 — archive.org (16:04)

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