What is the ruling on saying: "Addressing the universe means addressing Allah or reciting the Qur'an," and what is the ruling on saying: "Verily, Allah is time ( الدهر ) and the universe is from time ( الدهر )" in response to its impermissibility?

The statement that the addressee of the universe is the addressee of Allah is false. If the speaker intends that the universe is Allah, then this is disbelief. People of all religions differentiate between the Creator and the created. To say that Allah is immanent in the created or united with it is sheer misguidance and atheism. This statement contradicts Islamic law (Sharia), reason, and human nature, and its ultimate goal is to invalidate religious laws.

However, if the speaker intends that contemplating the universe leads to the knowledge of Allah, then he has used a reprehensible expression from which he must repent.

Regarding "I am Time (Ad-Dahr)," its meaning is that Allah is the true doer of what happens in time, not that Time (Ad-Dahr) is one of the names of Allah. Time (Ad-Dahr) is an inanimate noun, and the context of the hadith rejects that. How can the Changer be the Changed?

Al-Khattabi said: Its meaning is, "I am the Master of Time and the Administrator of the affairs attributed to it." Al-Nawawi said: Its meaning is, "Do not curse the Doer of calamities, who is Allah Almighty." Ibn Kathir said: The Arabs used to curse Time when calamities struck, attributing actions to it, even though their true Doer is Allah. So the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade cursing Time because Allah Almighty is the Doer of those actions.