The Meaning of the Hadith: "The son of Adam offends me by cursing time"

Question:
He sent to you, Honorable Shaykh, saying: I hope for clarification and detail regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Allah said:

Answer:
The scholars have explained this, because the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted is that I am the One who directs affairs, not time; I am the One who directs affairs, not time that directs them. So it does not mean that "time" is one of the names of Allah. This is the view of the majority of the scholars. They did not say that it is one of the names of Allah except Imam Abu al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him), and this is an error. "Time" is not one of the names of Allah. Rather, because the end of the hadith explains the beginning: "I turn the night and the day," this explains the meaning of "I am time," in the sense that He is the One who turns the night and the day and makes them rest. Yes.