´Narrated Ad-Dhahak:` that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "It is not for a slave (of Allah) to vow about something he does not possess, and cursing a believer is like killing him, and whoever accuses a believer of disbelief, then it is like he has killed him, and whoever kills himself with something, then Allah will punish him with whatever he killed himself with on the Day of Judgement."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
For example, if a person says that if Allah grants recovery to my patient, then such-and-such slave is free,
even though he is not the owner of that slave,
it becomes clear that making a vow (nazr) concerning something that is not within a person's control is not valid, and such a vow will have no consideration whatsoever.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2636
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
To send curses upon a Muslim without any valid reason and without specification is an extremely reprehensible act; one should avoid this.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 303
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The form of this situation is as follows: if a person says, “If I have done such-and-such act, then I become a Jew or a Christian, etc.,” while in reality he has done that act and he also remembers it. Or, “If I do this act, then I become a Jew or a Christian,” while his intention is indeed to do the act, and he swears only for the sake of deception. It is evident that this person has chosen to be a Jew or a Christian. It is as if he is indeed a Jew or a Christian.
(2) “He will continue to be punished,” meaning from his death until the Resurrection. After that, based on the totality of his deeds, a decision will be made regarding his entry into Paradise or Hell. This is his fate.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3801