in Islam Is it forbidden to believe in a curse?

Question

for example lets say you read somewhere a message that reads if you read this and dont go to a certain place you ll die ut if you do what it says you ll have good luck?

Answer 1

1. As for what you have mentioned, then certainly a Muslim may not believe in the likes of what you have described here. This would be regarded as "shirk." It's not really easy to give a concise meaning of what shirk is in English so let me explain it this way: "Tawheed" is the principle upon which Islaam is built. Tawheed means strict monotheism, or directing every act of worship of every type to the one and only true God. Shirk is the opposite of tawheed. What you describe would be considered shirk because it involves believing that good or bad fortune can come to you by some means other than the Will of God. That is way astrology, talismans, amulets and the like are strictly forbidden in Islaam.

2. As for the curse of God, then this must be believed in, as there are numerous narrations in which the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has said: "God has cursed the one who does such-and-such." And there are other proofs, God willing.

3. As for one person cursing another and the like, such that one prays for some misfortune or destruction to befall an individual or group, then this is also confirmed in the religion. For example, there are authentic narrations in which the Prophet Muhammad invoked God's curse on some of the disbelievers. And there are other examples that may or not count as "cursing" someone.

I hope this helps.

May God guide us all to the Truth and to His Pleasure. Aameen (amen).

Aboo `Eesaa Yoosuf ibn Terry Cato

Answer 2

Yes. It is forbidden, since the action contradict one of the six principle of 'Iman (Faith).

Every Muslim should believe that there would be no harm done to him/her without Allah's will. Everything, whether good things or bad things happening to someone, has been written in a book called Lauh Mahfouz before that person is born. Even the exact second the person dies is also decided before that person is born.

The benefit of being a Muslim is that if he get a good thing, he is grateful of it and praise Allah so that Allah gives more to him, and if he get a bad thing, he is patient of it so that Allah forgives his sins.

So the only thing a Muslim should be worry about is where and what is he doing when death comes to him. No one except Allah knows when death comes to someone.

Answer 3

Yes a curse is not allowed by Allah the only one God. as stated in the holy Qur'an.We should treat well our enemy or someone who has ill intention or mistake to us.We should forgive someone's mistake to us.Allah is merciful and forgive
ful.So we as Allah's creations should also forgive other's faults.
We can not pay a prayer that some bad lucks or unfavoura ble accidents given to someone who has hurt to us..But we should aware that we should treat or serve our parents well especially our mother because they can curse us .The mother's curse will be permitted by Allah if she is hurt by her son/daughter.