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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it better for the wronged person to supplicate against the one who wronged him, or to take the measures that lead to a response against him, especially since it was reported in the hadith:

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The questioner : He says: O honorable Shaykh, is it better for the wronged person to supplicate against the one who wronged him, or to take the measures that lead to a response against him, especially since it was reported in the hadith:
for indeed there is no barrier between it and Allah إن دعوة المظلوم ليس بينها وبين الله حجاب
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2014Sahih (Darussalam)
. Does this indicate that a person should turn to Allah with supplication against the one who wronged him? Please guide me, may Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : The wronged person has the right to supplicate to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, against his wrongdoer to the extent of his wrongdoing. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Beware of the supplication of the oppressed for there is no barrier between him and Allah. اتق دعوة المظلوم فإنه ليس بينها وبين الله حجاب
Sahih Muslim 19a
. Sometimes the wronged person is unable to respond to his wrongdoer or confront him, either because he is a relative, a friend, or a leader with whom he cannot speak about this, or a leader with whom it is not possible to speak. In that case, he has no refuge except supplication. But sometimes a person accuses someone of having wronged him. Is he allowed to supplicate to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, against this accused person? Or should he qualify the supplication by saying: “O Allah, if so-and-so has wronged me or harmed me in such-and-such,” and then mention his supplication? The second or the first? The second. That is, sometimes a relative, for example, is accused of having afflicted a person with the evil eye or having afflicted a person with sorcery. But a person cannot speak about it because he has no proof and no evidence, except that strong indications point to the fact that this person has done harm. Here, the Lord of the Worlds knows, Glorified and Exalted is He. Say: “O Allah, if so-and-so is the one who afflicted me,” and supplicate with what you see as a fitting recompense for him. But if a person is patient, seeks reward from Allah, and entrusts the matter to Allah, that would be better. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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