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1566 – Abu Barzah Nadlah ibn ʿUbayd al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A young girl (1) was riding a she-camel that was carrying some of the people’s luggage. When she caught sight of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the mountain pass became cramped for them, she cried out, “Hall! O Allah, curse her!” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then said, “A she-camel upon which there is a curse must not accompany us.” Related by Muslim.

His statement “Hall” – with an unvocalised ḥāʾ followed by a quiescent lām – is a command used to prod camels forward.

Be aware that the meaning of this ḥadīth might seem problematic, but in truth it is not. The intent is simply to forbid that particular camel from accompanying them. There is no ban on selling it, slaughtering it, or riding it when it is not in the Prophet’s company (peace and blessings be upon him). All such dispositions remain permissible; only travelling alongside the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was prohibited. Since all these uses were originally lawful and only one of them was proscribed, the remainder stay as they were. Allah knows best.

265 – Chapter: Permissibility of cursing sinners in general terms, without naming individuals (2)

Allah the Exalted says, “Indeed, the curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers.” ⦗Hūd 11:18⦘

And He says, “Then a herald will proclaim among them, ‘The curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers.’” ⦗al-Aʿrāf 7:44⦘

It is established in the two Ṣaḥīḥs that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah has cursed the wāṣilah and the mustawṣilah (3),” and that he said, “Allah has cursed the one who consumes usury,” and that he cursed the image-makers, and that he said:

(1) That is, a young woman. (2) I note that this exception is open to debate, but the scope here does not allow for a full explanation—N. (3) Al-wasila is the woman who grafts her hair to human hair, while al-mustawsila is the one who asks another to do so. I add: the modern wig (al-baruka) is unquestionably included in the same curse—N.

١٥٦٦ - وعن أبي بَرْزَةَ نَضْلَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا جَارِيَةٌ (١) عَلَى نَاقَةٍ عَلَيْهَا بَعْضُ مَتَاعِ الْقَوْمِ . إِذْ بَصُرَتْ بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، وَتَضَايَقَ بِهِمُ الْجَبَلُ فَقَالَتْ : حَلَّ ، اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهَا . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : « لَا تُصَاحِبْنَا نَاقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا لَعْنَةٌ » رواه مسلم . قوله : « حَلَّ » بفتح الحاء المهملة وإسكان اللام : وَهِيَ كَلِمَةٌ لِزَجْرِ الْإِبِلِ . وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَدْ يُسْتَشْكَلُ مَعْنَاهُ ، وَلَا إِشْكَالَ فِيهِ ، بَلِ الْمُرَادُ النَّهْيُ أَنْ تُصَاحِبَهُمْ تِلْكَ النَّاقَةُ ، وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ نَهْيٌ عَنْ بَيْعِهَا وَذَبْحِهَا وَرُكُوبِهَا فِي غَيْرِ صُحْبَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، بَلْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ وَمَا سِوَاهُ مِنَ التَّصَرُّفَاتِ جَائِزٌ لَا مَنَعَ مِنْهُ ، إِلَّا مِنْ مُصَاحَبَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِهَا ، لِأَنَّ هَذِهِ التَّصَرُّفَاتِ كُلَّهَا كَانَتْ جَائِزَةً فَمَنَعَ بَعْضَ مِنْهَا ، فَبَقِيَ الْبَاقِي عَلَى مَا كَانَ ، وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ . ٢٦٥ - باب جواز لعن أصحاب المعاصي غير المعينين (٢) قال الله تعالى : ﴿ أَلَا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ ﴾ [سورة هود الآية : ١٨] . وقال تعالى : ﴿ فَأَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ بَيْنَهُمْ أَنْ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ ﴾ [سورة الأعراف الآية : ٤٤] . وَثَبَتَ فِي الصَّحِيحِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ : « لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْوَاصِلَةَ (٣) وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ » وَأَنَّهُ قَالَ : « لَعَنَ اللَّهُ آكِلَ الرِّبَا » وَأَنَّهُ لَعَنَ الْمُصَوِّرِينَ ، وَأَنَّهُ قَالَ :

(١) أي : امرأة شابة . (٢) قلت : في هذا الاستثناء نظر لا يتسع المجال لبيانه - ن - . (٣) هي التي تصل شعرها بشعر آدمي . و(المستوصلة) هي التي تطلب من يفعل بها ذلك . قلت : وما يعرف اليوم بالباروكة لا شك في شمول اللعن لواضعها - ن - .