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ما تفسير حديث "ساعة لك وساعة لدينك" وهل يُستخدم لتبرير الرقص والغناء؟

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Muslim narrated that Hanzalah al-Usayyidi considered himself a hypocrite because when he was with the Messenger of Allah, Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, he would remember Paradise and Hell as if he could see them, but when he returned to his family and children, he would forget much of that. So he told Abu Bakr about this, and they both went to the Prophet, Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. Hanzalah then told him what he felt, and the Messenger of Allah, Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, said: "By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, if you were to remain as you are when you are with me and in remembrance [of Allah], the angels would shake hands with you in your beds and in your roads. But, O Hanzalah, there is a time for this and a time for that."

The meaning of the Hadith is that a Muslim is not a hypocrite if he has times for worship and contemplation, and other times for relaxation, attending to his needs, and interacting with his family. The Hadith does not mean that it is permissible to commit forbidden acts and evils, as some distort it by saying: "An hour for you and an hour for your Lord." This distortion is dangerous and can lead its proponent to disbelief because it is a distortion of words from their proper places.

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