The Ruling on Cursing and Insulting, Its Prevalence, and the Repentance of the One Who Does It
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Question:
This questioner, Abdullah, says: What is the ruling on cursing a person and abusing him? And what is the ruling on frequent cursing, given that this person abuses the children and the neighbors every day and night? And does he have a way to repent?
Answer:
Repentance is a good thing; every sinner should repent, and Allah accepts repentance from His servants. Cursing and insulting are forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. A Muslim protects his tongue and guards it from cursing, insulting, backbiting, talebearing, lying, and all forbidden speech. It is not permissible to curse or insult anyone except in the context of retaliation. If a person insults someone or speaks ill of someone, the one who was spoken about has the right to respond with the same words in the context of retaliation. However, if he forgives him, that is better. Yes.
This questioner, Abdullah, says: What is the ruling on cursing a person and abusing him? And what is the ruling on frequent cursing, given that this person abuses the children and the neighbors every day and night? And does he have a way to repent?
Answer:
Repentance is a good thing; every sinner should repent, and Allah accepts repentance from His servants. Cursing and insulting are forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The Muslim is not one who curses, nor one who insults, nor one who is vulgar, nor one who is obscene.
ليس المسلم بالطعان ولا باللعان ولا الفاحش ولا البذيء
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/258 — archive.org (7:34)
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