The Angels Curse
- philhoraia
- May 6, 2025
- 2 min read
In non-quranic ahadith we are told of angels cursing without mention of Allah.
. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) said:
"Whoever points a piece of iron at his brother, the angels curse him."
So those who participated in the Muslim civil wars were cursed by the angels. Those Muslims who fight other Muslims today would surely be cursed by them too.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If a man Invites his wife to sleep with him and she refuses to come to him, then the angels send their curses on her till morning."
Are the angels omniscient? Why do they cease come morning?
It was narrated that Wathilah bin Asqa' said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever sells defective goods without pointing it out, he will remain subject to the wrath of Allah, and the angels will continue to curse him.'"
We are told of Allah's wrath, and of the angels' continuing to curse him. When did they begin to? We're not told that Allah commands them to curse. Do they do so uncommanded?
In ahadith such as:
It was narrated from Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father, or (a freed slave) who claims that his Wala is for other than his real master, the curse of Allah (SWT), the angels and all the people will be upon him.”
we find mention of Allah's, the angels' and all the people's cursing. As people will curse unbidden or uncommanded, why might it be different for the angels? When angels curse, for example, the woman who won't give herself to her husband, do they do so on command or unilaterally?
In quran we read:
S 3:87 Those, their recompense is that upon them is the curse of Allah and the angels and the people altogether.
If Allah curses, why might the angels and people be required to? Isn't Allah's curse enough?
Further reading:
"Are the angels omniscient? Why do they cease come morning?"
This is because in Islamic mythology the angels work in 12-hour shifts. So, the angels working at night go off to rest and sleep during the day. Also, the women are working from the dawn to dusk unlike the men.