The ruling on cursing one who has harmed a person
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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man has harmed me. Is it permissible for me to curse him?
Answer:
No. If it were not for forgiving him and being patient and enduring, I would have permitted it for you. Otherwise, it is permissible for you to take your due from him. Allah the Exalted said: “...”. Allah the Exalted said:[Ash-Shuraa 42:40]. So your forgiving, overlooking, and being patient is better. And if you take your share and your retribution, that is permissible; that is justice. Yes.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man has harmed me. Is it permissible for me to curse him?
Answer:
No. If it were not for forgiving him and being patient and enduring, I would have permitted it for you. Otherwise, it is permissible for you to take your due from him. Allah the Exalted said: “...”. Allah the Exalted said:
And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah
وَجَزَاءُ سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِّثْلُهَا فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ارتياد المكان الرخو وما يكره التخلي فيه — islamhouse.com (42:28)
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