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What is the meaning of "May Allah disfigure him/it," or "May Allah disfigure those two hands," or "May Allah disfigure what they have wrought"?

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Ugliness: The opposite of beauty, and it can be in appearance or action. A thing may become ugly (qabuha) with ugliness (qubh, qubuh, qabah, qabahah, qubuhah). Al-Maqbuh (the one made ugly) is he who is distanced from all good. The Companion's saying, "May Allah make these two hands ugly," is either a supplication against the doer or an statement about the ugliness of his action.

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