Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know that he loves Allah and His Messenger

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Hadith text: Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know that he loves Al…

Explanation of the hadith: Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know that he loves Al…

During the time of the Prophet (ﷺ), there was a man named ‘Abdullah, nicknamed Himār. He used to make the Prophet (ﷺ) laugh with some of his words. The Prophet (ﷺ) had flogged him for drinking wine, and one day he was brought again for drinking wine; the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that he be flogged. One of those present insulted him and said: May Allah curse him! How often is he brought for drinking wine?! The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not supplicate for his expulsion from Allah's mercy. By Allah, I know nothing of him except that he loves Allah and His Messenger.

Lessons: Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know that he loves Al…

There is no contradiction between committing a prohibited act and having love for Allah and His Messenger in one's heart, for the Prophet (ﷺ) stated that the man mentioned loved Allah and His Messenger despite what he had done.
One who commits a major sin and dies persisting in it is subject to Allah's will: if He wills, He will forgive him, and if He wills, He will punish him. Yet no one from the people of Islam will remain eternally in the Hellfire.
It is disliked to curse a specific person who drinks wine, because there may be a reason preventing the curse from applying to him; moreover, cursing or supplicating against a specific individual may cause him to persist in sin or despair of accepting his repentance.
It is permissible to curse, in general terms, those characterized by such a sin, without specifying any individual.

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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ