Is it permissible to curse a specific person?

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen

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The questioner : The saying of Allah the Exalted in the Qur'an:

Unquestionably, the curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers.

ألا لعنة الله على الظالمين

[Hud 11:18]

and His saying

and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars

فنجعل لعنة الله على الكاذبين

[Ali 'Imran 3:61]

Is this absolute? But if a person lies, do we specify him with a curse? And likewise the oppressor?

The Shaykh : It is permissible in a general sense; you say, "May the curse of Allah be upon the oppressors." As for

and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars

فنجعل لعنة الله على الكاذبين

[Ali 'Imran 3:61]

, this is specific to the imprecation (mubahalah).

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