Is it permissible to curse a specific Muslim? And does cursing fall into two categories: cursing in the sense of expulsion and cursing in the sense of deterrence?
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The questioner : Another question, close to the previous one, for discussion, if Allah wills. It is a question I asked you about two or three weeks ago regarding the topic of cursing a specific Muslim. You answered me and said, "If the Muslim is an oppressor, it is permissible to curse him specifically, so a disbeliever is all the more so." I had specifically asked you about cursing a disbeliever specifically. I also inquired, as you have taught us, taking from you and others. I asked one of the students of knowledge, one of your students, about this topic, and he answered me. He said, "Cursing is divided into two categories: major cursing, which means expulsion from the mercy of Allah the Exalted, and cursing that does not intend expulsion, but rather intends reprimand and rebuke of the one who committed this heinous error, like that Companion who was cursed." It seems to me that I rejected this division at the time and said to him, "If you want to announce this and that, what do you say?" I told him, "May Allah curse you," to the person addressed. Then he said to me, "Since the word is one, it is one." So what is your opinion, O our Shaykh, or what is your view regarding the speech that contradicts your speech? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction.
The questioner : You support this kind of division.
The Shaykh : No, I do not support it, but there is no contradiction. The contradiction would be if I said it is permissible to curse the oppressor and he said it is not permissible. The contradiction would be if he said, "Do not use the word 'curse,'" and I said, "Use the word 'curse.'" Yes. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. As for cursing in one sense and cursing in another sense, first, this is not within the power of a human being. Second, when I argued for the permissibility, perhaps you remember the story of that neighbor who wronged his neighbor and complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The questioner : And he was a Muslim.
The Shaykh : And he was a Muslim, more than a Muslim, a Companion. And that was the cause of his repentance. So this division that you mentioned just now is also applied to the people of the heavens. This is a statement that is not said.
The questioner : They cited a Shaykh, saying that this was a Companion.
The Shaykh : Let me be, and let them understand what I am saying so they are at ease. Is this division that was mentioned just now also said to be from the people of the heavens who were cursing this oppressor? Think about it.
The questioner : By Allah, if I want to give an answer, I say that this man, who is a Companion as you mentioned, I do not think the angels curse him in the sense of expulsion from the mercy of the Lord of the Worlds.
The Shaykh : Nor...
The questioner : Rather, they may curse him.
The Shaykh : And in what sense?
The questioner : In the sense of deterrence and rebuke of his action. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
The Shaykh : Well, linguistically, meaning cursing in the sense of deterrence, as opposed to cursing. What appears to me, and what I fear most, is that you may have understood something other than what your friend, whom you are referring to, intended. The word "curse" is a general term, and its interpretation is expulsion from the mercy of Allah. But expulsion from the mercy of Allah has degrees. It may be expulsion from the mercy of Allah such that he does not enter Paradise forever and ever. It may be expulsion from the mercy of Allah such that he does not enter Paradise with the foremost of the first. And he may not enter Paradise until he enters the Fire and is burned and becomes black molten metal. And he may be saved by intercession or by a means or something similar. But all of this is cursing and expulsion from the mercy of Allah. But the mercy of Allah is contrary to what that Sufi said. What did al-Busiri say? "Perhaps the mercy of my Lord, when He divides it, will come."
The questioner : "It will come according to the measure of disobedience."
The Shaykh : "According to the measure of disobedience in the pen." Did you understand this verse? Perhaps you are hearing it for the first time.
Al-Halabi : Quiet.The Shaykh : Al-Albani himself. Well, this.The Shaykh : Al-Albani himself is present. This is our Shaykh. Wait, he needs.The Shaykh : Al-Albani himself has arrived.The Shaykh : Al-Albani was not found in the house, so he came to the student.The Shaykh : He went back to the Shaykh again.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction.
The questioner : You support this kind of division.
The Shaykh : No, I do not support it, but there is no contradiction. The contradiction would be if I said it is permissible to curse the oppressor and he said it is not permissible. The contradiction would be if he said, "Do not use the word 'curse,'" and I said, "Use the word 'curse.'" Yes. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. As for cursing in one sense and cursing in another sense, first, this is not within the power of a human being. Second, when I argued for the permissibility, perhaps you remember the story of that neighbor who wronged his neighbor and complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
So he ordered him to place the goods of his house on the side of the road, and he did so. Then the people would gather around him, saying, "What is the matter, O so-and-so? My neighbor wronged me. May Allah kill him. May Allah curse him."
فأمره أن يجعل متاع داره على قارعة الطريق ففعل فكان الناس يكمرون به ما لك يا فلان؟ جاري ظلمني قاتله الله لعنه اللهThe questioner : And he was a Muslim.
The Shaykh : And he was a Muslim, more than a Muslim, a Companion.
So the man was hearing it in his ear until the earth became narrow to him despite its vastness.
فالرجل كان يسمعها في أذنه حتى ضاقت عليه الأرض بما رحبتSo he went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to say to him, "O Messenger of Allah, order my neighbor to return his goods to my house, for the people have cursed me." He said to him (peace be upon him): "Indeed, those in the heavens have cursed you before those on the earth cursed you."
فذهب إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ليقول له يا رسول الله مر جاري لأن يعيد متاعه إلى داره فقد لعنني الناس فقال عليه السلام: لقد لعنك من في السماء قبل أن يلعنك من في الأرضThe questioner : They cited a Shaykh, saying that this was a Companion.
The Shaykh : Let me be, and let them understand what I am saying so they are at ease. Is this division that was mentioned just now also said to be from the people of the heavens who were cursing this oppressor? Think about it.
The questioner : By Allah, if I want to give an answer, I say that this man, who is a Companion as you mentioned, I do not think the angels curse him in the sense of expulsion from the mercy of the Lord of the Worlds.
The Shaykh : Nor...
The questioner : Rather, they may curse him.
The Shaykh : And in what sense?
The questioner : In the sense of deterrence and rebuke of his action. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
The Shaykh : Well, linguistically, meaning cursing in the sense of deterrence, as opposed to cursing. What appears to me, and what I fear most, is that you may have understood something other than what your friend, whom you are referring to, intended. The word "curse" is a general term, and its interpretation is expulsion from the mercy of Allah. But expulsion from the mercy of Allah has degrees. It may be expulsion from the mercy of Allah such that he does not enter Paradise forever and ever. It may be expulsion from the mercy of Allah such that he does not enter Paradise with the foremost of the first. And he may not enter Paradise until he enters the Fire and is burned and becomes black molten metal. And he may be saved by intercession or by a means or something similar. But all of this is cursing and expulsion from the mercy of Allah. But the mercy of Allah is contrary to what that Sufi said. What did al-Busiri say? "Perhaps the mercy of my Lord, when He divides it, will come."
The questioner : "It will come according to the measure of disobedience."
The Shaykh : "According to the measure of disobedience in the pen." Did you understand this verse? Perhaps you are hearing it for the first time.
Al-Halabi : Quiet.The Shaykh : Al-Albani himself. Well, this.The Shaykh : Al-Albani himself is present. This is our Shaykh. Wait, he needs.The Shaykh : Al-Albani himself has arrived.The Shaykh : Al-Albani was not found in the house, so he came to the student.The Shaykh : He went back to the Shaykh again.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : ... .
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