الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب العلمBook of Knowledge
بَابٌ فِيمَا جَاءَ فِي ذَمِّ كَثْرَةِ السُّؤَالِ فِي الْعِلْمِ لِغَيْرِ حَاجَةٍ
Chapter on what has come regarding the condemnation of excessive questioning in knowledge without need
Hadith 264
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ: ((ذَرُونِي مَا تَرَكْتُكُمْ، فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ سُؤَالِهِمْ وَاخْتِلَافِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ، مَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا وَمَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "As long as I leave you alone, you also leave me alone. Those before you were destroyed because of excessive questioning and differing with their prophets. Whatever I forbid you from, abstain from it, and whatever I command you to do, do it to the best of your ability."
Hadith 265
عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِنَّ مِنْ أَكْبَرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ جُرْمًا رَجُلًا سَأَلَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ وَنَقَّرَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أُنْزِلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الشَّيْءِ تَحْرِيمٌ مِنْ أَجَلِ مَسْأَلَتِهِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Among the Muslims, the greatest sinner is the one who asks about a thing and investigates it so much that, because of his question, the ruling of its prohibition is revealed.”
Hadith 266
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ) يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((أَعْظَمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ جُرْمًا مَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ أَمْرٍ لَمْ يُحَرَّمْ فَحُرِّمَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْ أَجَلِ مَسْأَلَتِهِ))
(Second chain) The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Among the Muslims, the greatest sinner is the one who asks about something that was not forbidden, but because of his question, it was made forbidden for the people."
Hadith 267
عَنْ عَمْرٍو بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((لَا يَزَالُونَ يَسْأَلُونَ حَتَّى يُقَالَ: هَذَا اللَّهُ خَلَقَنَا فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ)) قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: فَوَاللَّهِ! إِنِّي لَجَالِسٌ يَوْمًا إِذْ قَالَ لِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ: هَذَا اللَّهُ خَلَقَنَا فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ؟ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: فَجَعَلْتُ أَصْبُعَيَّ فِي أُذُنَيَّ ثُمَّ صِحْتُ فَقُلْتُ: صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People will continue to ask questions upon questions, until it will even be asked: (It is true that) Allah Almighty created us, but who created Allah Almighty?" Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! One day I was sitting when an Iraqi man asked this very question and said: "This Allah Almighty, He created us, but who created Allah Almighty?" I put my two fingers into my ears and cried out: "Allah Almighty and His Messenger have spoken the truth, Allah Almighty is One, Self-Sufficient, He neither begets nor is begotten, and there is none comparable to Him."
Hadith 268
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?'"
Hadith 269
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ سُؤَالِهِمْ وَاخْتِلَافِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ، لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَخْبَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ)) فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حُذَافَةَ: مَنْ أَبِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: ((أَبُوكَ حُذَافَةُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ)) فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أُمِّهِ فَقَالَتْ: وَيْحَكَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى الَّذِي صَنَعْتَ، فَقَدْ كُنَّا أَهْلَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَأَهْلَ أَعْمَالٍ قَبِيحَةٍ، فَقَالَ لَهَا: إِنْ كُنْتُ لَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَعْلَمَ مَنْ أَبِي وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The people before you were destroyed only and only because of excessive questioning and differing with their prophets. And whatever you ask me about, I will answer you.” Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hudhafah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “O Messenger of Allah! Who is my father?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Your father was Hudhafah bin Qais.” Then when he went to his mother, she said to him: “May you be ruined, what made you ask this question? We were people of ignorance and used to do shameful deeds.” He said to his mother: “I wanted to know who my father was and from which people he was.”
Hadith 270
عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِهِ)) قَالَ: فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حُذَافَةَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! مَنْ أَبِي؟ قَالَ: ((أَبُوكَ حُذَافَةُ)) فَقَالَتْ أُمُّهُ: مَا أَرَدْتَّ إِلَى هَذَا؟ قَالَ: أَرَدْتُّ أَنْ أَسْتَرِيحَ، قَالَ: وَكَانَ يُقَالُ فِيهِ، (قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ: وَأَحْسِبُ هَذَا عَنْ أَنَسٍ) قَالَ: فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: رَضِينَا بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا، نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever you ask me about until the Day of Resurrection, I will explain its answer to you." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hudhafah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! Who is my father?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your father is Hudhafah." His mother said to him: "What was your intention with this question?" He replied: "My intention was to find comfort, as something was being said about it." But at that moment, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became angry. Seeing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We are pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our religion, and with Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as our Prophet. We seek refuge with Allah from the wrath of Allah and from the anger of His Messenger."
Hadith 271
عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنِ الصُّنَابِحِيِّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: عَنِ الصُّنَابِحِيِّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) قَالَ: نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْغُلُوِّطَاتِ، قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ: الْغُلُوِّطَاتُ شِدَادُ الْمَسَائِلِ وَصِعَابُهَا (مسند أحمد: 24087)
A companion (and according to one narration, Sayyiduna Muawiyah, may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade ambiguous statements. Imam Awza’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said: By “ghuluwtat” are meant difficult and complicated issues.
