Cursing or swearing at someone is bad any time of the year.
But how bad is it when you’re fasting in Ramadan? Does cursing or searing break your fast?
Let’s find out what Islamic scholars say.
Read: What breaks your fast? Common scenarios and questions
Can you badmouth or curse someone while fasting?
Cursing or swearing at someone does not break your fast.
But it is one of the major sins in Islam and makes your fast completely ineffective and devoid of any barakah.
In a hadith, Prophet Muhammad said,
لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَعَّانًا
“The believer is not one who curses others.”
In another hadith, the Prophet said
الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ فَمَنْ أَصْبَحَ صَائِمًا فَلاَ يَجْهَلْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَإِنِ امْرُؤٌ جَهِلَ عَلَيْهِ فَلاَ يَشْتِمْهُ وَلاَ يَسُبَّهُ وَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ
Fasting is a shield against the Fire. Whoever starts the day of fasting, let him not act in an ignorant manner during that day. If anyone treats him in an ignorant maner, let him not insult him or curse him, rather let him say: “I am fasting.’
In short, although cursing or swearing does not break your fast, it makes your fast useless. Because the purpose of fasting is to gain self-control and avoid all sins.
So, control your speech while fasting so that you can attain the true blessings of this noble act.
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