45/24. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2595b — The Weight of a Curse
The Prohibition Of Cursing Animals Etc.
Hadith About the Seriousness of Cursing
Sahih Muslim : 2595b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2595b
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا الثَّقَفِيُّ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، بِإِسْنَادِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ . نَحْوَ حَدِيثِهِ إِلاَّ أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِ حَمَّادٍ قَالَ عِمْرَانُ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا نَاقَةً وَرْقَاءَ وَفِي حَدِيثِ الثَّقَفِيِّ فَقَالَ " خُذُوا مَا عَلَيْهَا وَأَعْرُوهَا فَإِنَّهَا مَلْعُونَةٌ " .
'Imran Narrated from:
I perceive as if I am looking towards that dromedary, and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Thaqafi (the words are):" Unload it and make its back bare for it is accursed."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2595bIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 103USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6277
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2595b
This hadith continues the report about the camel that was cursed during a journey. 'Imran says he could picture the dromedary, and one wording states that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to unload it and make its back bare because it had been cursed. The focus is simple: cursing should not be treated as a light word thrown out in anger. This hadith about cursing in Islam reminds the reader that speech matters, even when spoken toward an animal. The narration does not add a long legal discussion; it gives a direct example. A curse was uttered, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم responded in a serious way.
What we learn from this hadith
- Cursing is not a small matter in speech.
- Anger can make a person say words they should avoid.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم responded firmly when a curse was invoked.
- A believer should guard the tongue, even in stressful travel.
