Is it permissible to invoke a curse on a person by saying, "May Allah deprive him of well-being"?
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The questioner : O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), among some of the common people, when they want to invoke a curse on a person, they say: "May Allah deprive him of well-being"?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : May Allah deprive him of well-being.
The Shaykh : If he wants to?
The questioner : To invoke a curse, he says: May Allah deprive him of this well-being.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling on their saying?
The Shaykh : What does he mean by saying, "May Allah deprive him of well-being"?
He wants to prevent him from having well-being, and there is no harm in that. However, if he said, "May Allah prevent him from well-being," or "May Allah deprive him of well-being," that would be better. And if he forgave, that would be even better and better, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:237], yes.
The questioner : A question!
The Shaykh : Huh? No, no, you do not have a question until the guests are finished. Are the guests finished? Fine.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : May Allah deprive him of well-being.
The Shaykh : If he wants to?
The questioner : To invoke a curse, he says: May Allah deprive him of this well-being.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling on their saying?
The Shaykh : What does he mean by saying, "May Allah deprive him of well-being"?
He wants to prevent him from having well-being, and there is no harm in that. However, if he said, "May Allah prevent him from well-being," or "May Allah deprive him of well-being," that would be better. And if he forgave, that would be even better and better, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And to forego it is nearer to righteousness
وأن تعفوا أقرب للتّقوىThe questioner : A question!
The Shaykh : Huh? No, no, you do not have a question until the guests are finished. Are the guests finished? Fine.