Do not abuse Ad-Dahr (the Time).
Darussalam · Volume 8
78 - THE BOOK OF AL-ADABSahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 6181 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 41
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6181. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "Allāh said, 'The offspring of Ādam abuses Ad-Dahr (the Time), and I am Ad-Dahr'(2); in My Hands are the night and the day.” [See Vol. 6, Hadith No. 4826; also see Vol. 9, Hadith No. 7491]
6181 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " قَالَ اللَّهُ: يَسُبُّ بَنُو آدَمَ الدَّهْرَ، وَأَنَا الدَّهْرُ، بِيَدِي اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ "
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(1) (H. 6179) Both expressions give the same meaning, but the first one (Khabuthat nafsi) has other meanings as well, e.g., I have become wicked. 'Laqisat nafsi' means only 'I have been overcome by nausea because of a full stomach.' This is why the Prophet ﷺ recommended the last expression which has no unpleasant connotations.
(2) (H. 6181) 'I am Ad-Dahr' means; 'I am the Creator of time, and I manage the affairs=