Does cursing someone by saying, "May Allah curse you," invalidate the fast? And is it obligatory to make up for that day?
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Cursing a specific individual is prohibited according to the preponderant opinion of scholars. However, the fast of one who curses a person is not invalidated. Prohibited speech, such as insults, backbiting, and cursing, does not invalidate the fast, according to the majority of scholars.
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