We said that the deceased is not to be cursed or reviled because there is no benefit in it, so some people introduced innovations into the religion and some people held onto them.
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The questioner : We said that the deceased is not to be reviled or cursed because there is no benefit in it. Some people introduced innovations into the religion and some people held onto them. So, it is obligatory for one who refutes these innovators to speak about this man in a negative way, and he may curse him for his bad deeds. Is there a basis for this?
The Shaykh : This is a vague question within a vague one, yes? A thousand men, and a man said, "What? Give me something specific?"
The questioner : Some people introduced an innovation, for example, an innovation, and some people hold onto this innovation?
The Shaykh : What is this innovation?
The questioner : For example, they introduced the recitation of Surat al-Fatihah for the deceased, so is he cursed? Is the one who founded this innovation cursed?
The Shaykh : I do not see it. It is the same thing we said: if he is deserving of it, Allah has already cursed him, whether you curse him or not. But you may curse, for example, the origin, saying, "This origin is cursed," or the sect in general. The sect in general is fine; you say, for example, "This sect is cursed," "The Jews are cursed," "The Christians are cursed," and the like.
The Shaykh : This is a vague question within a vague one, yes? A thousand men, and a man said, "What? Give me something specific?"
The questioner : Some people introduced an innovation, for example, an innovation, and some people hold onto this innovation?
The Shaykh : What is this innovation?
The questioner : For example, they introduced the recitation of Surat al-Fatihah for the deceased, so is he cursed? Is the one who founded this innovation cursed?
The Shaykh : I do not see it. It is the same thing we said: if he is deserving of it, Allah has already cursed him, whether you curse him or not. But you may curse, for example, the origin, saying, "This origin is cursed," or the sect in general. The sect in general is fine; you say, for example, "This sect is cursed," "The Jews are cursed," "The Christians are cursed," and the like.