The Ruling on Attributing Events to Time
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is your opinion on these words: "Time has struck me with humiliation"?
Answer:
What is the ruling on attributing matters to time and cursing time? This is cursing time. The one he is actually blaming is Allah, for time does not conceal anything. It is obligatory to attribute matters to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is not permissible to attribute events to time.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, regarding what he said about his heart, that Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:Mishkat al-Masabih 22Muttafaqun 'alayh (Zubair `Aliza'i). Time is a creation, and the One who causes events, calamities, or blessings to occur is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). What is time? It is not permissible to attribute matters to time. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is your opinion on these words: "Time has struck me with humiliation"?
Answer:
What is the ruling on attributing matters to time and cursing time? This is cursing time. The one he is actually blaming is Allah, for time does not conceal anything. It is obligatory to attribute matters to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is not permissible to attribute events to time.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, regarding what he said about his heart, that Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
The son of Adam injures me by abusing time, whereas I am time. Authority is in my hand. I vary night and day.
ابن آدم يشق الدهر وأنا الدهر ليجري الأمر أقلب الليل والنهار
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في تلاعب المكفرين لأهل السنة والإيمان بالدين كتلاعب الصبيان — islamhouse.com (1:15:24)
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