Phrase: The days have passed over him and he has eaten
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the ruling on this phrase, "Time has eaten him and drunk him"?
The Shaykh:
It means that it is old. The meaning of this phrase is that it is old; there is nothing wrong with it. Say this thing is old. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. And this questioner says: What is the ruling on...
The Shaykh:
...the forbidden one. He says: "Time killed him" or "Time destroyed him." That is the forbidden one. As for "Time has eaten him and drunk him," it means that it is old and that a long time has passed over it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the ruling on this phrase, "Time has eaten him and drunk him"?
The Shaykh:
It means that it is old. The meaning of this phrase is that it is old; there is nothing wrong with it. Say this thing is old. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. And this questioner says: What is the ruling on...
The Shaykh:
...the forbidden one. He says: "Time killed him" or "Time destroyed him." That is the forbidden one. As for "Time has eaten him and drunk him," it means that it is old and that a long time has passed over it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 29 — archive.org (1:20:29)
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