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Sahih Bukhari 6181 — Do Not Abuse Time
Do not abuse Ad-Dahr
Hadith About Not Abusing Time
Sahih Bukhari : 6181
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6181
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قَالَ اللَّهُ يَسُبُّ بَنُو آدَمَ الدَّهْرَ، وَأَنَا الدَّهْرُ، بِيَدِي اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, "The offspring of Adam abuse the Dahr (Time), and I am the Dahr; in My Hands are the night and the day." !
[2] 'I am Ad-Dahr ' means; 'I am the Creator of time, and I manage the affairs=Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6181In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 205USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 200
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6181
This hadith is searched as do not abuse time hadith, Allah is Ad-Dahr hadith, and hadith about time in Islam. Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that Allah said the offspring of Adam abuse the Dahr, or Time, while Allah is the Dahr, and in His Hands are the night and the day. The hadith teaches people not to speak as if time itself controls events. The text points the heart back to Allah, because night and day are in His Hands. The hadith does not tell a person to ignore hardship. It corrects speech and belief when people blame time in a harmful way. A believer should remember that time does not rule by itself; Allah controls the night and the day.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should not abuse or curse time.
- Night and day are in Allah’s Hands.
- The hadith corrects the way people speak about events.
- A believer should connect what happens to Allah’s control, not to time itself.
