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Is it permissible to describe someone who has wronged me as "You are an oppressor"?

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It is permissible for an individual to confront their oppressor with their injustice and say to them, "You are an oppressor," based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿Allah does not like the public utterance of evil, except by one who has been wronged. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.﴾ [An-Nisa: 148].

The exegetes have mentioned that this verse indicates the permissibility of supplicating against the oppressor and mentioning their evil as it is. Al-Nawawi stated that among the permissible forms of insult is for the wronged person to say to the oppressor: "O oppressor" or "O fool."

However, Islam encourages forgiveness, reconciliation, and repelling evil with what is better, and has promised a great reward for doing so, based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿The recompense of an evil act is an evil act the like thereof; but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is due from Allah. Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers.﴾ [Ash-Shura: 40].

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