Curses
Question
Aslm Mufti,
I was under the impression that duas for bad things are not accepted by Allah.
But I’ve been told that anything a person says, be it sarcastically, in jest or seriously it can be accepted by Allah.
For example if a child is playing on a chair and could fall, if I say “don’t do that, you will fall” then is that a bad dua that is being made and Allah could accept it?
Or if someone says “why do these things always happen to me” and I say in jest “you must be cursed” then is this a curse in itself that Allah could accept?
May Allah reward you abundantly.
Aslm
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullahi wa-barakatuh.
The statement “don’t do that, you will fall” to a child is not a bad Dua or curse. It is simply a warning to a child.
The statement “why do these things always happen to me” is not a bad Dua or curse. It is an expression of distress. However, one should not express displeasure with the decisions of Allah.
The statement “you must be cursed” is not a bad Dua or curse, rather, it is an assumption of a curse.
Therefore, the above statements are not bad Duas and curses. Hence, one should not pay attention to such statements and should rather focus on positive Duas.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
- Answered by
- Ismaeel Bassa
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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