Cursing a Believer
Many people do not control their tongues at times of anger , and are quick to curse people , animals , inanimate objects , days , hours , etc
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They may even curse themselves and their children , or a husband may curse his wife and vice versa . This is a very serious matter
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Abu Zayd Thaabit ibn al-Ansari reported that the Prophet said
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Whoever curses a believer , it is as if he killed him
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Reported al-Bukhaari , see Fat`h al-Baari , 10/465
Because cursing is more common among women , the Prophet explained that this would be one of the reasons for them entering Hell , and that those who curse will not be intercessors on the Day of Resurrection
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More serious than that is the fact that the curse will come back on the one who utters it if he says it unfairly ; in this case he will have supplicated against himself and excluded himself from the mercy of Allaah
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