How can the two sacred hadiths be reconciled: "O My servants, you will not reach My harm so as to harm Me," and "The son of Adam harms Me; he curses time, and I am time"?
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The hadith, "The son of Adam harms Me; he curses time," and "You will never reach My harm so as to harm Me," do not contradict each other. Harm (أذى) is lesser than damage (ضرر) and does not necessitate it. Allah Almighty is not afflicted by damage from His servants, whereas "harm" (أذى) in the linguistic sense refers to something light in its matter that has not reached the level of damage.
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