Cursing a Believer

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Allah is sufficient.
Many people do not control their tongues at times of anger, and are quick to curse people, animals, inanimate objects, days, hours, etc. They may even curse themselves and their children, or a husband may curse his wife and vice versa. That is a very serious matter. Abu Zayd Thabit ibn al-Dahhak al-Ansari (r.a) reported that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: ''Whoever curses a believer, it is as if he killed him.''
Reported by al-Bukhari, see Fath al-Baari, 10/465.

Because cursing is more common in women, the Prophet (s.a.w) 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. 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 Allah.
 
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