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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب العلمBook of Knowledge
بَابٌ فِيمَا جَاءَ فِي ذَمِّ كَثْرَةِ السُّؤَالِ فِي الْعِلْمِ لِغَيْرِ حَاجَةٍChapter on what has come regarding the condemnation of excessive questioning in knowledge without need
Hadith 268
اُردوEn
عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ لَمْ أَدْرِ مَا هُوَ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ! سَأَلَ عَنْهَا اثْنَانِ وَهَذَا الثَّالِثُ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((إِنَّ رِجَالًا سَتَرْتَفِعُ بِهِمِ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا: خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ فَمَنْ خَلَقَهُ))
Muhammad bin Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, says: I was with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, when a man asked him a question. I do not know what that question was. In response, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: «اللّٰہُ أَکْبَرُ» Two people have already asked about this, and this is the third. I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Indeed, people will continue to ask questions, until they even ask: 'Allah Almighty created the creation, but who created Him?'"
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … If anyone begins to experience a whispering (waswasah) of this kind of question, then he should seek refuge with Allah Ta'ala and recite the prescribed supplications (masnun du‘as) for that time.
