Allah Almighty said: The son of Adam hurts Me by cursing time, while I am time. The matter is in My Hands, I alternate the night and the day
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Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty said: The son of Adam hurts Me by cursing time, while I am time. The matter is in My Hands, I alternate the night and the day."
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Showing proper manners with Allah Almighty in speech and belief.
It is obligatory to believe in divine decree and predestination and to endure the harm patiently.
Hurt is different from harm; a person may be hurt by hearing or seeing something unpleasant without being harmed by it. Similarly, a person may be hurt by a bad smell, such as that of onions or garlic, without actually being harmed by it.
Allah Almighty is hurt by some of the bad actions of His slaves, but He is not harmed by such actions. As He said in the Qudsi Hadīth: "O My slaves, you will never reach the extent of harming Me to harm Me, and you will never reach the extent of benefiting Me to benefit Me."
Cursing and describing time can be divided into three categories: 1. To curse time as if it is the doer, believing that time is the one who turns things to good or bad. This is a major Shirk because one believes that there is another creator besides Allah, and he attributes the occurrence of events to something other than Allah. 2. To curse time, not believing it is the doer, but thinking that Allah is the doer, yet cursing it because it is the medium in which this thing, which is undesirable for him, occurs; this is forbidden. 3. To say it as mere information, without blame, is permissible. An example of this is the statement of Lūt (Lot) (peace be upon him): {This is a distressing day}.
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