Is calling it the Year of Grief a form of cursing time, which is prohibited?
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Question:
He says: Calling it the Year of Grief. Is this a form of cursing time, which is prohibited?
Answer:
No, no. It is like saying, "This day is very cold." Is this a form of cursing it? Cursing the days? Good and evil occur in the days, so one mentions what occurs in them. Grief occurred in this year, so it was called the Year of Grief. Yes.
He says: Calling it the Year of Grief. Is this a form of cursing time, which is prohibited?
Answer:
No, no. It is like saying, "This day is very cold." Is this a form of cursing it? Cursing the days? Good and evil occur in the days, so one mentions what occurs in them. Grief occurred in this year, so it was called the Year of Grief. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل التسمية بعام الحزن من سب الدهر المنهي عنه؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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