The Evidence for the Permissibility of Cursing the Muslim Open Sinner
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The Shaykh : But I will give you a more important piece of evidence than this.
The questioner : All right, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Because, since you heard the Shaykh say what he said, he will tell you: This text is not directed at a specific person; this is a general text. From this, they say that cursing is permissible, but not for a specific person.
The questioner : Not for a specific person.
The Shaykh : That is what they say about a specific individual. Therefore, I want to present to you now a piece of evidence that cannot be interpreted in that manner.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Imam al-Bukhari narrated in *Al-Adab al-Mufrad* with a valid chain: "A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, my neighbor has wronged me. He said: So he did it, and whenever the people passed by him, they would say to him: What is the matter with you, so-and-so? He had put all the contents of his house on the side of the road. His answer was: My neighbor wronged me. They would say: May Allah kill him, may Allah curse him."
The questioner : They would say.
The Shaykh : "May Allah kill him, may Allah curse him."
The questioner : These are the people who.
The Shaykh : The passersby.
The questioner : The passersby, yes.
The Shaykh : Is this cursing a specific person or not?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : All right, a specific person.
The questioner : A specific person, yes.
The Shaykh : And the neighbor heard these insults and curses with his own ears. So that was sufficient for his repentance, for him to return to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and say: O Messenger of Allah, order my neighbor to return his belongings to his house; for the people have cursed me. He said (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him): لقد لَعَنَك مَن في السماء قبل أن يلعَنَك مَن في الأرض Those in the heavens have already cursed you before those on the earth cursed you. So is it permissible? It is permissible.
The questioner : Yes, it is permissible. This is a very clear piece of evidence that does not admit of interpretation.
The Shaykh : But this does not mean that a Muslim should make it his habit to curse people, because if he errs even once, he will lose this world and the Hereafter.
The questioner : What do you mean, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I mean what happens today among people, where they say so-and-so is a disbeliever, so-and-so is one who associates partners with Allah, so-and-so is an apostate.
The questioner : Like the poor man.
The Shaykh : Like the poor man. One should only place the curse in its proper place.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is also a hadith in *Al-Adab al-Mufrad*: "Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the greatest of the Siddiqs, became angry at a person and cursed him. He (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: أصدِّيقون ولعَّانون ؟! Are we to be the Siddiqs and the cursers?! And in the other well-known hadith: المؤمن ليس بالطَّعَّان ولا اللَّعَّان The believer is not the one who insults or curses.Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 1:29.
The questioner : All right, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Because, since you heard the Shaykh say what he said, he will tell you:
Curse them.
العنوهنَّThe questioner : Not for a specific person.
The Shaykh : That is what they say about a specific individual. Therefore, I want to present to you now a piece of evidence that cannot be interpreted in that manner.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Imam al-Bukhari narrated in *Al-Adab al-Mufrad* with a valid chain: "A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, my neighbor has wronged me. He said:
Take out your belongings and put them on the side of the road.
أخرج متاعَك ، واجعَلْه على قارعة الطريقThe questioner : They would say.
The Shaykh : "May Allah kill him, may Allah curse him."
The questioner : These are the people who.
The Shaykh : The passersby.
The questioner : The passersby, yes.
The Shaykh : Is this cursing a specific person or not?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : All right, a specific person.
The questioner : A specific person, yes.
The Shaykh : And the neighbor heard these insults and curses with his own ears. So that was sufficient for his repentance, for him to return to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and say: O Messenger of Allah, order my neighbor to return his belongings to his house; for the people have cursed me. He said (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him): لقد لَعَنَك مَن في السماء قبل أن يلعَنَك مَن في الأرض Those in the heavens have already cursed you before those on the earth cursed you. So is it permissible? It is permissible.
The questioner : Yes, it is permissible. This is a very clear piece of evidence that does not admit of interpretation.
The Shaykh : But this does not mean that a Muslim should make it his habit to curse people, because if he errs even once, he will lose this world and the Hereafter.
The questioner : What do you mean, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I mean what happens today among people, where they say so-and-so is a disbeliever, so-and-so is one who associates partners with Allah, so-and-so is an apostate.
The questioner : Like the poor man.
The Shaykh : Like the poor man. One should only place the curse in its proper place.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is also a hadith in *Al-Adab al-Mufrad*: "Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the greatest of the Siddiqs, became angry at a person and cursed him. He (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: أصدِّيقون ولعَّانون ؟! Are we to be the Siddiqs and the cursers?! And in the other well-known hadith: المؤمن ليس بالطَّعَّان ولا اللَّعَّان The believer is not the one who insults or curses.Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 1:29.
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