Is it permissible to make du'a' for a specific person or against a specific person in prayer?
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The questioner : This is a question that causes difficulty for many people, especially the common folk, and it is: Is it permissible to make du'a' against a person by naming him in prayer, and does this invalidate the prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible to make du'a' for a specific person in prayer, and it is also permissible to make du'a' against a specific person in prayer, and there is no harm in it, because all of this has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So if you say, for example, "O Allah, forgive so-and-so's father" or "O Allah, forgive so-and-so's brother" or "O Allah, forgive so-and-so from among the people," there is no harm. Or if you intend to make du'a' against a specific person who has caused harm to the Muslims and you specify him in the prayer, there is no harm in that either, except that you do not curse him. Do not say, "O Allah, curse him," because cursing a living person is forbidden. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) began to curse specific groups of people, Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:128]. And the curse is expulsion and distance from the mercy of Allah, and we do not know that perhaps this one who was an enemy to the Muslims will become a close friend of Allah to the Muslims later. Yes.
Do you have a dire necessity, or what?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Did you hear my words just now? You heard my words. I am saying that there is no harm in this. There is no harm in you carrying the tape that contains the video and lectures and useful things; this is good, and if Allah wills, you will have a reward for presenting it to the people, perhaps they will hear it there. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible to make du'a' for a specific person in prayer, and it is also permissible to make du'a' against a specific person in prayer, and there is no harm in it, because all of this has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So if you say, for example, "O Allah, forgive so-and-so's father" or "O Allah, forgive so-and-so's brother" or "O Allah, forgive so-and-so from among the people," there is no harm. Or if you intend to make du'a' against a specific person who has caused harm to the Muslims and you specify him in the prayer, there is no harm in that either, except that you do not curse him. Do not say, "O Allah, curse him," because cursing a living person is forbidden. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) began to curse specific groups of people, Allah the Exalted said:
Not for you, [O Muhammad, but for Allah], is the decision whether He should [cut them down] or forgive them or punish them, for indeed, they are wrongdoers.
لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَDo you have a dire necessity, or what?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Did you hear my words just now? You heard my words. I am saying that there is no harm in this. There is no harm in you carrying the tape that contains the video and lectures and useful things; this is good, and if Allah wills, you will have a reward for presenting it to the people, perhaps they will hear it there. Yes.