The Ruling on Cursing and Cursing with Evil, and the Treatment of Anger
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I suffer from cursing and swearing, and the smallest things take me out of my composure, and I utter words that are beyond my control. Am I held accountable for that?
Answer:
Yes, so you are accountable for that. You must repent, and the remedy is to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and what you are feeling will go away. Allah the Exalted said:[Fussilat 41:36] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He became angry and the anger intensified in him, Mishkat al-Masabih 2418, so they went to the man and informed him, and he said, "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan," so Allah removed the anger from him. Yes.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I suffer from cursing and swearing, and the smallest things take me out of my composure, and I utter words that are beyond my control. Am I held accountable for that?
Answer:
Yes, so you are accountable for that. You must repent, and the remedy is to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and what you are feeling will go away. Allah the Exalted said:
And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُWhen he saw a man who had
لما رأى رجلا قدhe knew a phrase by repeating which the man could get rid of his angry feelings: “I seek refuge in God from that accursed devil.”
إني لا أعلم كلمة لو قالها لذهب عنه ما يجد، أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/276 — archive.org (14:30)
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