Prohibition of Abusing Time in Islam

TRANSLATION

On the Authority of Abu Huraira (R.A that the Prophet (S.A.W.) said:

"Allah said, "The offspring of Adam abuse the Dahr (Time), and I am the Dahr; in My Hands are the night and the day."

(Sahih Al-Bukhari: 6181)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

This Hadith teaches that that Allah causes the day and night and controls time, abusing time is a bad deed that should not happen. Precisely, abusing time is not permissible in Islam as it is evident form this Hadith.

It should be noted that “time” (al-dahr) is not one of the Names of Allah, it is attributed to Allah in the sense that He created it and is controlling it, i.e., He is the Creator of time. Some phrases in the same Hadith also indicate this, as when He says, “It is in My Hand, I alternate the night and the day.” So Allah controls time, which Allaah controls as and when He wills.