Explaining the error of those who say that al-Dahr is one of the names of Allah.
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The Shaykh : And from this, the error of those who say that al-Dahr is one of the names of Allah becomes clear, based on their argument from the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, in the Qudsi Hadith: Sunan Abi Dawud 5274Sahih (Al-Albani) He said: Some scholars said that the apparent meaning of this is that al-Dahr is one of the names of Allah, and therefore it must be taken at its apparent meaning and not interpreted away from its apparent meaning. This is an argument that may appear strong, but we say that Allah the Exalted said: Sahih Muslim 2246b and He did not say "curses Me." He said: The son of Adam who curses al-Dahr is not cursing Allah, but rather cursing time. He says, "This is a harsh time" or "This is a year in which such and such happened," and he disparages it. Therefore, it is necessary that the meaning of His saying "I am al-Dahr" is "I am the disposer of al-Dahr," as evidenced by His saying: This is clear. Thus, all the names of Allah the Exalted are al-Husna, meaning? They are the most perfect in beauty, because al-Husna is a superlative adjective, and its masculine form is ahsan.
This "fa" indicates derivation, so call upon Him by these names, meaning by these names.
