Does the hadith "The world is cursed, and what is in it is cursed..." imply cursing the age?
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The questioner : ... The world is cursed, and what is in it is cursed ... cursing the age ... ?
The Shaykh : First, we must see whether this hadith is authentic or not?
The student: Muslim narrated it.
The Shaykh : The world is cursed?
The student: Yes, the world is cursed, and what is in it is cursed, except the remembrance of Allah and what is connected to it.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah.
The student: Or a scholar or a student of knowledge.
The Shaykh : Well, it does not contradict [the evidence]. Check it, check it. I swear by Allah, I doubt it, but check it. It does not contradict. Everything can be checked. If it is authentic, it is a report, not a supplication or a curse. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It comes to us. This was mentioned earlier regarding taking an omen as a bad sign. Yes.
He said: " And His saying, the Exalted: ".
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : In Surat Muhammad and in Surat al-Imran. I think it is in the verse in two or three places.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Is the exception disconnected?
The Shaykh : The exception is disconnected, yes. That is to say: They will not harm you, but they will annoy you. Yes.
The Shaykh : First, we must see whether this hadith is authentic or not?
The student: Muslim narrated it.
The Shaykh : The world is cursed?
The student: Yes, the world is cursed, and what is in it is cursed, except the remembrance of Allah and what is connected to it.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah.
The student: Or a scholar or a student of knowledge.
The Shaykh : Well, it does not contradict [the evidence]. Check it, check it. I swear by Allah, I doubt it, but check it. It does not contradict. Everything can be checked. If it is authentic, it is a report, not a supplication or a curse. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It comes to us. This was mentioned earlier regarding taking an omen as a bad sign. Yes.
He said: " And His saying, the Exalted: ".
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : In Surat Muhammad and in Surat al-Imran. I think it is in the verse in two or three places.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Is the exception disconnected?
The Shaykh : The exception is disconnected, yes. That is to say: They will not harm you, but they will annoy you. Yes.