Continuation of the explanation of the author's statement: "And he said: (May Allah curse the one who alters the landmarks of the earth), meaning its boundaries.

The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
He said, may Allah have mercy on him: "Chapter on the permissibility of cursing the perpetrators of sins who are not specifically identified. It is established in the authentic collections that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said

Allah cursed him who changed the minarets (the boundary lines) of the land.

لعن الله من غير منار الأرض

Sahih Muslim 1978a

meaning its boundaries. And he said

May Allah curse the thief! He steals an egg

لعن الله السارق يسرق البيضة

Sunan Ibn Majah 2583Sahih (Darussalam)

And he said

Allah cursed him who cursed his parents

لعن الله من لعن والديه

Sahih Muslim 1978b

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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
This chapter was established by al-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, in *Riyad al-Salihin* to clarify that cursing that is not directed at a specific person is permissible. He mentioned examples of this, three of which have already been mentioned, and today we will take three more from them.
The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who alters the landmarks of the earth, meaning its boundaries. For example, if a person has a neighbor and that person enters from his neighbor's land onto his own land, expanding his land and narrowing his neighbor's land, then he is cursed, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) cursed him. It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that And if this applies to the one who alters the boundaries of the land, meaning the markers, how much more so for the one who takes the entire land and seizes it, refuge with Allah, for he is more deserving of the curse and expulsion from the mercy of Allah. There are people who encroach upon the lands of others, taking them unjustly and claiming they are theirs, and they may bring false witnesses to testify for them, so they are ruled in their favor. They fall under the curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will come with it as a collar around their necks. We ask Allah for safety from it, O servants of Allah.
And from that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) The thief is the one who takes money secretly from a secure place, such as coming at night or when people are unaware, opening doors and stealing. If this thief steals the minimum threshold, which is a quarter of a dinar or its equivalent in dirhams or goods, his hand is cut off, his right hand from the joint of the palm, by the saying of Allah the Exalted: There is no difference between the thief being noble or lowly, or male or female, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) So he (peace and blessings be upon him) swore that if his daughter Fatimah, the most noble of women in lineage, had stolen, he would have cut off her hand. But this hadith that al-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, referred to in *Riyad al-Salihin* says "steals an egg," and an egg does not reach the minimum threshold for theft, because the minimum threshold for theft is a quarter of a dinar. So how can it be said Some scholars said that the egg referred to here is the helmet that a person places on his head during battle to protect him from arrows, which is valuable and equals a quarter of a dinar or more. And the rope referred to is the rope of ships, which is tied in the harbor so that the waves do not take it, and it is also valuable. Other scholars said that the egg referred to is a chicken egg, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used the general term, and when "egg" is used generally, only a chicken egg is understood. And the rope is the rope used to tie firewood and the like. But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said his hand is cut off, because if he becomes accustomed to stealing small things, he will dare to steal valuable and expensive things, so his hand is cut off. And this is closer to the truth: that the thief, refuge with Allah, if he steals a small thing, he will dare to steal a large thing, so his hand is cut off.
The third: He said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Whether it is the mother or the father, he says to his father, "May the curse of Allah be upon you," or to his mother. But the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) This is something that cannot be. He said Meaning two people dispute, and one says to the other, "May Allah curse your parents," and the second says, "No, you, may Allah curse your parents." Since he was the cause of the other cursing his parents, he was given the ruling of the one who directly cursed his parents. These are three things that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed. But is it possible to come to a specific person, other than regarding the boundaries of the land, and say, "May Allah curse you"? The answer is no, it is not permissible to curse him if he is specifically identified. Or if you hear a person cursing his parents, you say, "May Allah curse you"? It is not permissible, this is forbidden. But you say to him, "Fear Allah, for Allah has cursed the one who alters the landmarks of the earth." And you say to the second, the thief, "Fear Allah, for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the thief who steals an egg and a rope." And you say to the third, "Fear Allah, do not curse your parents, do not be the cause of their being cursed, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who curses his parents." As for specifying him by name and saying, "May Allah curse you" or "You are cursed," this is forbidden and not permissible, because it distinguishes between the general and the specific. And success is from Allah.