Hadith on Cursing: Insulting believers on brink of destruction

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Cursing a believer is like being on the brink of destruction.”

Source: Kashf al-Astār ‘an Zawā’id al-Bazzār 2036

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِبَابُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْمُشْرِفِ عَلَى الْهَلَكَةِ

2036 كشف الأستار كتاب الأدب باب التعيير بالنسب

4597 المحدث السيوطي خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في الجامع الصغير

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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