Saying: May the curse of Allaah be on me if I am a liar

19-1-2014 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it permissible for one to say, "May the curse of Allaah be on me if I am a liar"? Is it considered swearing by other than Allaah The Exalted?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "The believer is not a slanderer, a curser, rude or foul mouthed." [Al-Bazzaar]

Saying "May the curse of Allaah be on so-and-so if he is a liar" is not considered swearing by Allaah The Exalted or by other than Him. In fact, this is not considered an oath in the first place and if the person breaks it, he is not obliged to pay any expiation. It is stated in Minah Al-Jaleel that: "If a person says, 'If so-and-so does, (or does not do) such and such thing, he will be considered a Jew, Christian, Magi, or an apostate,' or says, 'May the wrath and curse of Allaah be on so-and-so if he does (or does not do) such and such thing,' and then the person acts contrary to this saying, this is not considered an oath and no expiation is due."

It was stated in Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah that: "If the person says, 'May the curse or punishment of Allaah be on so-and-so if he does such-and-such thing or may Allaah cause him to die if he does such-and-such thing, and that person does such an act, it is not considered an oath, as was mentioned in Fataawa Qaadhi Khaan."

The expiation for saying this type of statement is to seek forgiveness from Allaah The Exalted.

 Allaah Knows best.