The ruling on cursing a Muslim and whether it is more severe in Ramadan?
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The question: His second and final question is: What is the ruling on cursing in Ramadan?
The answer: Cursing in Ramadan and in other times is forbidden, and it is obligatory... Allah the Exalted has made it obligatory for His servants to guard their tongues from what He has forbidden. He the Exalted said: [Q:18] And He said: [Al-Infitar:10-12]. So a person is commanded to guard his tongue and protect his limbs from what Allah has forbidden. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Thus he likened cursing to killing, and he said: Sahih Ibn Hibban 47:195 He said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1977Hasan (Darussalam). So abusing and cursing is a reprehensible matter. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 64a.
So it is obligatory for the believer to guard his tongue, and likewise it is obligatory for the believing woman to guard her tongue from what Allah has forbidden, such as abusing, lying, and speaking falsehood, whether in Ramadan or in other times. However, in Ramadan, the sin is more severe. If the abusing is in Ramadan or in the days of Dhul-Hijjah, the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, the prohibition is more severe and the sin is greater. Otherwise, cursing is forbidden at all times and in all places. The believer must beware of what Allah has forbidden, which includes insulting, cursing, speaking falsehood, and the like, at all times. But in times like Ramadan and the days of Dhul-Hijjah, the sin is greater and more severe. We ask Allah for safety and forgiveness. Yes.
The answer: Cursing in Ramadan and in other times is forbidden, and it is obligatory... Allah the Exalted has made it obligatory for His servants to guard their tongues from what He has forbidden. He the Exalted said:
Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ(10) And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers, (11) Noble and recording; (12) They know whatever you do.
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَCursing a believer is like killing him
لعن المؤمن كقتلهThe cursers will not be witnesses or intercessors on the Day of Resurrection
إن اللعانين لا يكونون شهداء ولا شفعاء يوم القيامةThe believer does not insult the honor of others, nor curse, nor commit Fahishah, nor is he foul.
ليس المؤمن بالطعان ولا اللعان ولا الفاحش ولا البذيءAbusing a Muslim is an outrage and fighting against him is unbelief
سباب المسلم فسوق وقتاله كفرSo it is obligatory for the believer to guard his tongue, and likewise it is obligatory for the believing woman to guard her tongue from what Allah has forbidden, such as abusing, lying, and speaking falsehood, whether in Ramadan or in other times. However, in Ramadan, the sin is more severe. If the abusing is in Ramadan or in the days of Dhul-Hijjah, the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, the prohibition is more severe and the sin is greater. Otherwise, cursing is forbidden at all times and in all places. The believer must beware of what Allah has forbidden, which includes insulting, cursing, speaking falsehood, and the like, at all times. But in times like Ramadan and the days of Dhul-Hijjah, the sin is greater and more severe. We ask Allah for safety and forgiveness. Yes.
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