Hadith on Curses: Cursing a believer is like murdering him

Abu Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Cursing a believer is like killing him.”

Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad lil-Bukhārī 762

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عن أبي مسعود قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَعْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَقَتْلِهِ

762 الأدب المفرد للبخاري باب ما يقول الرجل إذا زكي

587 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح لغيره في صحيح الأدب المفرد

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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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