Does supplicating against others fall under cursing? Unclear
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The questioner : Does supplicating against a person fall under cursing?
The Shaykh : As for supplicating against him, it appears that it does not fall under cursing, because cursing is not a light matter; cursing is being cast out from the mercy of Allah. But if you supplicate to Allah to destroy him or the like of that, it appears that it does not fall under cursing.
The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated against Quraysh in general and there is no reason for there to be supplication against a specific person.
The Shaykh : Those who harmed him during the prostration, did he not supplicate against them by saying "O Allah, destroy so-and-so and so-and-so"? If he supplicated against them, I do not recall that he specified the supplication.
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed,[Al-Ma'idah 5:15-17].
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:15] Is this the beginning of the lesson? Yes, up to? [Al-Ma'idah 5:16].
The Shaykh : As for supplicating against him, it appears that it does not fall under cursing, because cursing is not a light matter; cursing is being cast out from the mercy of Allah. But if you supplicate to Allah to destroy him or the like of that, it appears that it does not fall under cursing.
The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated against Quraysh in general
O Allah, make for her years like the years of Yusuf. O Allah, I place Quraysh in Your hands. O Allah, I place Quraysh in Your hands.
اللهم اجعل عليها سنين كسني يوسف، اللهم عليك بقريش اللهم عليك بقريشThe Shaykh : Those who harmed him during the prostration, did he not supplicate against them by saying "O Allah, destroy so-and-so and so-and-so"? If he supplicated against them, I do not recall that he specified the supplication.
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed,
(15) O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book. (16) By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path. (17) They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
يا أهل الكتاب قد جاءكم رسولنا يبين لكم كثيرا مما كنتم تخفون من الكتاب ويعفو عن كثير قد جاءكم من الله نور وكتاب مبين يهدي به الله من اتبع رضوانه سبل السلام ويخرجهم من الظلمات إلى النور بإذنه ويهديهم إلى صراط مستقيم لقد كفر الذين قالوا إن الله هو المسيح بن مريم قل فمن يملك من الله شيئا إن أراد أن يهلك المسيح بن مريم وأمه ومن في الأرض جميعا ولله ملك السموات والأرض وما بينهما يخلق ما يشاء والله على كل شيء قديرI seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: