Hadith on Cursing: Do not curse animals and objects

Abu Barzah al-Aslami reported: A young woman was riding a camel upon which were people’s luggage. When she saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the pass of the mountain became narrow, the woman said to the camel, “Go ahead!” When it did not move, she said, “O Allah, curse it!” The Prophet said, “We will not be accompanied by a camel that has been cursed.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2596

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا جَارِيَةٌ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ عَلَيْهَا بَعْضُ مَتَاعِ الْقَوْمِ إِذْ بَصُرَتْ بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَتَضَايَقَ بِهِمْ الْجَبَلُ فَقَالَتْ حَلْ اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تُصَاحِبْنَا نَاقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا لَعْنَةٌ

2596 صحيح مسلم كتاب البر والصلة والآداب باب النهي عن لعن الدواب وغيرها

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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