What is the ruling on cursing a disbeliever?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is a disbeliever to be cursed if he dies upon disbelief?
The Shaykh : If a disbeliever dies upon disbelief, it is permissible to curse him, unless he has relatives among the Muslims who would be saddened by it, in which case you should not do so. As for if he is alive, it is not permissible to curse him, even if he is one of the most disbelieving of people. That is, it is not permissible, for example, to curse, for example, the leaders of disbelief today, because Allah may guide him and he may become one of the best of Allah’s servants. However, you may curse disbelievers in general: “The curse of Allah be upon the disbelievers, upon the wrongdoers, upon the liars,” and the like. And Allah knows best.
The questioner : Is a disbeliever to be cursed if he dies upon disbelief?
The Shaykh : If a disbeliever dies upon disbelief, it is permissible to curse him, unless he has relatives among the Muslims who would be saddened by it, in which case you should not do so. As for if he is alive, it is not permissible to curse him, even if he is one of the most disbelieving of people. That is, it is not permissible, for example, to curse, for example, the leaders of disbelief today, because Allah may guide him and he may become one of the best of Allah’s servants. However, you may curse disbelievers in general: “The curse of Allah be upon the disbelievers, upon the wrongdoers, upon the liars,” and the like. And Allah knows best.