What is the ruling on making du'a' (supplication) against relatives or others if they are my enemies? Is it permissible for me to make du'a' against them?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on making du'a' (supplication) against relatives or others if they are my enemies? Is it permissible for me to make du'a' against them?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. If a person makes du'a' (supplication) against another due to a wrong that the other has committed against him, there is no harm in it, as Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[An-Nisa 4:148] And as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh ibn Jabal when he sent him to Yemen: Sahih Muslim 19a As for enmity, it does not permit making du'a' (supplication) against the enemy. Rather, it is obligatory for a person, if there is enmity between him and his brother, to strive to remove it to the best of his ability, especially if the person is a relative. He must ask Allah the Exalted to reconcile his heart with the heart of the one who has been hostile to him, for Allah the Exalted said in His Book: [At-Tawbah 9:71] It is not permissible for a person to follow Satan in allowing enmity to persist between him and his Muslim brother, especially if he is a relative, for the persistence of enmity between relatives leads to severing family ties, which is one of the major sins. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding it: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1909Sahih (Darussalam) meaning the one who severs family ties. This is the answer to the woman's question.
In summary, if there is enmity between them, it is obligatory to strive to remove it. And if it is due to a wrong, the wronged person may make du'a' (supplication) against his wrongdoer to the extent of the wrong.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. If a person makes du'a' (supplication) against another due to a wrong that the other has committed against him, there is no harm in it, as Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
Allah does not like the public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged
لاَّ يُحِبُّ اللّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوَءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلاَّ مَن ظُلِمَBeware of the supplication of the oppressed for there is no barrier between him and Allah.
اتق دعوة المظلوم فإنه ليس بينها وبين الله حجابThe believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاء بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللّهَ وَرَسُولَهُThe one who severs ties will not enter Paradise.
لا يدخل الجنة قاطعIn summary, if there is enmity between them, it is obligatory to strive to remove it. And if it is due to a wrong, the wronged person may make du'a' (supplication) against his wrongdoer to the extent of the wrong.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.