What is the ruling on saying: "O the wretchedness of fate"? And does it involve reviling time?
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This phrase is directed at one's lot (luck), not at time. "Sakhf" (سخف) means lightness and delicacy. Describing one's lot as "sakhf" could carry two meanings: either describing it as little and weak, like saying: "Oh, how little provision and how weak the situation!" or describing it as light and foolish, like saying: "Oh, how foolish the decrees!" The first meaning is permissible, but the second is considered an aspersion on God's wisdom and management, and there is a fear of apostasy for its speaker, so he must repent. A Muslim must avoid such ambiguous expressions that could imply both truth and falsehood.
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