Saying: This is a bad time, and cursing the era
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The questioner:
We conclude with this question. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to say, "This is a bad time" or "This is a bad period"?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to say, "This is a bad time." One does not curse the era. One says, "This is a time in which there is evil. There is much evil. There is much change." And one does not attribute it to the time. We blame our time. Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "We blame our time, but the fault is in us. Our time has no fault other than us." You are the cause of the fault; it is not the time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, bless you, and make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
We conclude with this question. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to say, "This is a bad time" or "This is a bad period"?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to say, "This is a bad time." One does not curse the era. One says, "This is a time in which there is evil. There is much evil. There is much change." And one does not attribute it to the time. We blame our time. Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "We blame our time, but the fault is in us. Our time has no fault other than us." You are the cause of the fault; it is not the time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, bless you, and make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، باب هلاك الأمة بعضهم ببعض — islamhouse.com (32:31)
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