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What is the ruling on cursing Jews and Christians, whether as individuals or groups, living or dead?

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Lana (cursing) is expulsion and banishment from goodness. It is divided into two types:

The first: Cursing disbelievers and disobedient people in general. This is permissible.

The second: Cursing a specific person, and it has two cases: 1. One who is explicitly mentioned in the texts as cursed, such as Iblis, or one who died upon disbelief, such as Pharaoh. This is permissible. 2. Cursing a specific disbeliever or disobedient person who is not explicitly mentioned in the texts as cursed. There are three opinions on this: - Absolutely impermissible. - Permissible for a disbeliever but not for a disobedient person. - Absolutely permissible.

The most preponderant view is that it is not permissible to curse a specific individual unless his death upon disbelief has been established. As for a specific disobedient person, he should not be cursed due to the Prophet's ﷺ prohibition of it.

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