What is the opinion regarding Zuhayr's saying: "I have seen deaths as the striking of a near-blind camel; whoever it strikes, it kills, and whoever it misses, lives long and becomes decrepit"? Is there a theological error in it, and is it permissible to quote it as an evidence?

Scholars have consistently quoted the verse by Zuhair bin Abi Salma from his Mu'allaqah, using it as evidence, such as Ibn Kathir and Al-Shanqiti, among others, without objection. The intent of the verse is that death (manaya) does not differentiate between old and young; rather, it strikes and encompasses all, singling out no one, and caring not whether the afflicted is a child or a youth. This is akin to a camel with poor eyesight (al-'ashwa') that strikes everything it encounters with its legs. This meaning presents no problem and does not contradict the fact that it is decreed by Allah Almighty, according to His wisdom and knowledge.