When a person curses something, the curse ascends to heaven and the gates of heaven are closed against it. Then it descends to earth and its gates are closed against it. Then it turns right and left and when it finds no exit it returns to what was cursed if it deserves to be cursed; otherwise it rebounds to the one who uttered it
Chapter: Prohibition of Cursing one Particular Man or Animal
وعن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
"إن العبد إذا لعن شيئًا، صعدت اللعنة إلى السماء، فتغلق أبواب السماء دونها، ثم تهبط إلى الأرض، فتغلق أبوابها دونها، ثم تأخذ يمينًا وشمالا، فإذا لم تجد مساغًا رجعت إلى الذي لُعن، فإن كان أهلا لذلك، وإلا رجعت إلى قائلها"
Abu Ad-Dardā' (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person curses something, the curse ascends to heaven and the gates of heaven are closed against it. Then it descends to earth and its gates are closed against it. Then it turns right and left and when it finds no exit it returns to what was cursed if it deserves to be cursed; otherwise, it rebounds to the one who uttered it."
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4905). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 1556).
If the slave of Allah curses something with his tongue, his curse ascends to the heavens, however the gates of the heavens are closed against it. Then it returns back to earth, and the gates of earth are also closed and it is not admitted therein. Then it turns right and left, and if it does not find a way or a place to settle in, it returns to the thing that was cursed if it deserves to be cursed; otherwise, it returns to and afflicts the one who uttered it.
Explanation in Arabic
العبد إذا لعن شيئا بلسانه فإن لعنته هذه تصعد إلى السماء، لكن أبواب السماء تغلق عندها،فترجع إلى الأرض، وتغلق أبواب الأرض أيضا عندها فلا تدخلها، ثم تذهب يمينًا وشمالاً، فإن لم تجد طريقًا أو مستقرًا، رجعت للشيء الملعون، فإن كان يستحق اللعنة استقرت عنده، وإلا رجعت لصاحبها اللاعن فأصابته.
قبح اللعن وشناعته
اللعن يعود بالضرر على صاحبه إن لم يستحقه الشيء الملعون.
Scholars’ grades
Original grading term, without a named scholar: صحيح
