The ruling on reconciling the hadith "The world is cursed" with the hadith "Do not curse time"
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Q68: The questioner, Abu Muhammad from Jeddah, asks: Is there a contradiction between the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 2246a and his saying in another hadith: Sunan Ibn Majah 4112Hasan (Darussalam) to
the end of the hadith?
A68: There is no contradiction between them. Time (al-dahr) is not one of the names of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for His saying in the Qudsi hadith:Sahih Muslim 2246e, it has been explained by His saying: . The meaning of "I am time" or "Allah is time" is that Allah is the One who manages affairs, not time or the duration itself. As for the curse in the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): , the intended meaning of the curse here is blame, meaning that it is blameworthy for one who is deceived by it and relies upon it, for it will destroy him.
Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: The son of Adam abuses Dahr (the time), whereas I am Dahr since in My hand are the day and the night.
قال الله يسب ابن آدم الدهر وأنا الدهر بيدي الليل والنهارThis world is cursed and what is in it is cursed
الدنيا ملعونة ملعون ما فيها....the end of the hadith?
A68: There is no contradiction between them. Time (al-dahr) is not one of the names of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for His saying in the Qudsi hadith:
Do not curse Time, for it is Allah Who is Time.
لا تسبوا الدهر فأنا الدهرI alternate the night and the day
أقلب الليل والنهارThe world is cursed.
الدنيا ملعونة
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.