Is saying, "This world is not good," considered reviling time?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Cursing time (ad-dahr) is forbidden because its perpetrator is in one of two situations: either polytheism () with Allah by believing that time is an actor alongside Allah, or cursing Allah if he believes that Allah alone is the Actor.
As for the phrase "ad-dunya mish hilwa" (life is not good), if it is said out of discontent and impatience with Allah's decrees, then it is prohibited. However, if the intention behind it is to belittle the importance of this world in comparison to Paradise, or to dispraise it to show its insignificance, then there is no harm in that.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/24909
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 24909
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy