Is it permissible to supplicate against oppressive Muslims who attempted to tarnish one's reputation by saying: "O Allah, save me from so-and-so (female) and her clique. O Allah, suffice me against them however You will. O Allah, we place You in their throats and seek refuge in You from their evils. O Allah, grant me victory over them and take my right from them. O Allah, prolong their lives and afflict them with poverty and filth. O Allah, expose their treachery, oppression, and deceit towards me. O Allah, scatter their unity. O Allah, make their lives miserable. O Allah, break their backs. O Allah, afflict them with each other," or is there another supplication that is permissible to make against them?
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Forgiving the oppressor and praying for their guidance is better than praying against them. It is permissible to counter their harm with kindness while seeking protection from them, and to pray for their evil to be repelled, such as saying: "O Allah, suffice me against them however You wish." It is also permissible to pray that they experience the same as what they inflicted upon you. It is not appropriate to pray for anything greater than that, as one fears it might be an act of aggression, for "supplication is retribution," and aggression is not permissible in retribution.
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