What is the criterion for not cursing the dead?
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Question:
How do you reconcile the hadith of Aisha in al-Bukhari with the praise the Companions offered at a funeral?
Answer:
If there is a need, there is no harm. Cursing the dead is prohibited, except when there is a need to curse him, or to expose him, such as an innovator who has a book or books containing innovations. It is said: Beware of so-and-so’s books, or he has statements that are being published in newspapers or elsewhere. If there is a benefit in exposing his evil, there is no harm.
How do you reconcile the hadith of Aisha in al-Bukhari
Do not curse the dead.
لا تَسُبُّوا الأمواتAnswer:
If there is a need, there is no harm. Cursing the dead is prohibited, except when there is a need to curse him, or to expose him, such as an innovator who has a book or books containing innovations. It is said: Beware of so-and-so’s books, or he has statements that are being published in newspapers or elsewhere. If there is a benefit in exposing his evil, there is no harm.
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