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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the reason that al-Dahr is not one of the names of Allah, when He says, "I am al-Dahr"?

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The questioner : May Allah reward you. If someone asks: What is the reason for your deviation

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : What is the reason for your deviation regarding the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reported about Allah (Mighty and Majestic):
I am al-Dahr. أنا الدهر


The Shaykh : Yes

The questioner :
The son of Adam hurts Me يؤذيني ابن آدم
So what is the reason that led us to deviate from the apparent meaning of the wording to something else?

The Shaykh : We did not deviate from it, my brother.

The questioner : This al-Dahr is not a name for Allah.

The Shaykh : Read what comes before it?

The questioner :
The son of Adam hurts Me يؤذيني ابن آدم


The Shaykh : Yes, indeed

The questioner :
curses al-Dahr يسب الدهر
.

The Shaykh : And it did not say "curses Me," it is clear.

The questioner : The issue, O Shaykh, is the phrase "I am al-Dahr"?

The Shaykh : It does not contradict, and "I am al-Dahr" is between them, he said:
Authority is in my hand. I alternate the night and the day بيدي الأمر أقلب الليل والنهار
Sunan Abi Dawud 5274Sahih (Al-Albani)
Now, does the son of Adam curse Allah or does he curse time? There is no issue. We did not deviate from the apparent meaning; we followed the apparent meaning that the situation requires. Let us have Jumu'ah.
Source alathar.net

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

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