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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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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:
The son of Adam injures me by abusing time, whereas I am time. Authority is in my hand. I alternate the night and the day يؤذيني ابن آدم يسب الدهر وأنا الدهر بيدي الأمر أقلب الليل والنهار
Sunan Abi Dawud 5274Sahih (Al-Albani)
He said:
And I am al-Dahr وأنا الدهر
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:
The son of Adam displeases Me by abusing Dahr (time) يؤذيني ابن آدم يسب الدهر
Sahih Muslim 2246b
and He did not say "curses Me." He said:
curses al-Dahr يسب الدهر
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:
I alternate the night and the day أقلب الليل والنهار
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.
So call upon Him by them فادعوه بها
This "fa" indicates derivation, so call upon Him by these names, meaning by these names.
Source alathar.net

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