The Ruling on the Hadith "The World Is Cursed, and What Is in It Is Cursed" and Its Explanation

Question:
What is the authenticity of the hadith ? What is the meaning of this hadith? And does the curse encompass everything in the world, whether inanimate or animate, especially that which is used in disobedience to Allah?

Answer:
There is no harm in the hadith; it is good, and it is established among the scholars. "Cursed" means "blameworthy." The sin is cursed, as Allah the Exalted said: . It is called "cursed" in its context, and drinking is cursed in the Qur'an, meaning it is blameworthy. The world is blameworthy, and what is blamed in it is nothing but the oneness of Allah and obedience to Him, Glorified and Exalted is He, and what is connected to that among the believers and the righteous who obey Allah from the people of Islam, whether scholars or students. So whatever is for Allah and in obedience to Allah is good, and whatever aids in obedience to Allah is not blameworthy. And whatever is in the path of disbelief, misguidance, and aiding in sins, that is what is blameworthy. For this reason, he said: "except the remembrance of Allah and what is connected to it of obedience to Allah and His Messenger, and what aids the servant in obedience to Allah and His Messenger." This is what is not blameworthy. As for what aids in obedience to Satan and what is taken from the Most Merciful, whether wealth or otherwise, it is blameworthy. Likewise, the ignorant person who aids in the sins of Allah, and likewise everything that is used to aid in the sins of Allah is blameworthy. And what is praised and commended is what declares obedience to Allah and benefits the servants of Allah, whether wealth or otherwise.