Is it permissible to say: "The time has become corrupt"?
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The questioner : You say: "The time has become corrupt"?
The Shaykh : If it is correct to say "Spring has caused the herbs to grow," then it is correct for us to say "The time has become corrupt," just as in His saying:; meaning: the people of the time. It has been reported that al-Shafi'i said:
"We criticize our time, but the fault is in us *** And our time has no fault other than us *** And if the time could speak, it would rebuke us."
The Shaykh : If it is correct to say "Spring has caused the herbs to grow," then it is correct for us to say "The time has become corrupt," just as in His saying:
And the village was asked
وسئل القرية"We criticize our time, but the fault is in us *** And our time has no fault other than us *** And if the time could speak, it would rebuke us."
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