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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الأطعمةBook of Foods
بَابُ فِي أَنَّ الْأَصْلَ فِي الْأَعْيَانِ وَالْأَشْيَاءِ الْإِبَاحَةُ إِلَى أَنْ يُرِدَ مَنْعُ أَوْ الْزَامChapter: The Principle in Objects and Things Is Permissibility Until Prohibition or Obligation Is Established
Hadith 7282
اُردوEn
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْظَمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ جُرْمًا مَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ أَمْرٍ لَمْ يَحْرُمْ فَحُرِّمَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَسْأَلَتِهِ
(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the Muslims, the greatest sinner is the one who asks about a matter which was not forbidden, but because of his question, it was made forbidden.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … There are two types of questions:
(1) Those questions which are related to matters of religion that, due to general necessity, require clarification. Asking such questions is permissible, like the way Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu and other Companions kept asking about alcohol until it was declared forbidden, because necessity demanded that it be declared forbidden. Similarly, asking about obedience to oppressive rulers, inheritance by k alalah, gambling, menstruation, hunting, and fighting during the sacred months, because these are necessities.
(2) Those questions which are asked merely out of affectation and obstinacy, for example, asking about something that has not yet occurred or for which there is no need. For instance: asking about the reality of unseen matters such as the punishment of the grave, likewise about the Hour (Qiyamah), the reality of the soul (ruh), the duration of this Ummah, or asking any such question that has no connection to action. In this and other ahadith, such questions have been prohibited.
(1) Those questions which are related to matters of religion that, due to general necessity, require clarification. Asking such questions is permissible, like the way Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu and other Companions kept asking about alcohol until it was declared forbidden, because necessity demanded that it be declared forbidden. Similarly, asking about obedience to oppressive rulers, inheritance by k alalah, gambling, menstruation, hunting, and fighting during the sacred months, because these are necessities.
(2) Those questions which are asked merely out of affectation and obstinacy, for example, asking about something that has not yet occurred or for which there is no need. For instance: asking about the reality of unseen matters such as the punishment of the grave, likewise about the Hour (Qiyamah), the reality of the soul (ruh), the duration of this Ummah, or asking any such question that has no connection to action. In this and other ahadith, such questions have been prohibited.
