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صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الاعتصام بالكتاب والسنةThe Book of Holding Fast To The Qur’An and The Sunna
بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ السُّؤَالِ وَتَكَلُّفِ مَا لاَ يَعْنِيهِ:Chapter. What is disliked of asking too many questions and of troubling oneself with what does not concern one.
Hadith 7296
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَبَّاحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَرْقَاءُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَنْ يَبْرَحَ النَّاسُ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا هَذَا اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ " .
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "People will not stop asking questions till they say, 'This is Allah, the Creator of everything, then who created Allah?' "
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
God forbid, this is the devil who will cast such a whisper into their hearts.
In another narration, it is mentioned that when such a whisper comes, recite "A‘udhu billah" (I seek refuge with Allah), or say "Aamantu billah" (I believe in Allah), or recite "Allah is One, Allah is the Self-Sufficient" (Allah Ahad, Allahus-Samad), and spit lightly to your left and recite "A‘udhu billah."
God forbid, this is the devil who will cast such a whisper into their hearts.
In another narration, it is mentioned that when such a whisper comes, recite "A‘udhu billah" (I seek refuge with Allah), or say "Aamantu billah" (I believe in Allah), or recite "Allah is One, Allah is the Self-Sufficient" (Allah Ahad, Allahus-Samad), and spit lightly to your left and recite "A‘udhu billah."
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 7296
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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The result of unnecessary affectations and excessive questioning is that a person becomes emboldened to ask such questions that can destroy his faith. The uncreatedness of Allah Ta'ala is a self-evident matter, and to question about it is sheer audacity.
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In one hadith, it is stated that when a person reaches this limit, he should seek refuge with Allah Ta'ala and restrain himself from such thoughts. ( , Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of the Beginning of Creation, Hadith: 3276)
In another narration, it is mentioned that at the time of such satanic whisperings, a person should spit three times to his left and seek Allah's refuge from Satan. ( , Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Sunnah, Hadith: 4722)
In one narration, it is stated that he should recite (Aamantu billah — I believe in Allah). ( , Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith: 347 (134); and Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Sunnah, Hadith: 4721)
In the narration of al-Nasa'i, it is mentioned that at that time, he should recite (Allahu Ahad. Allahu al-Samad — Allah is One. Allah is the Self-Sufficient). Because these three attributes of Allah Ta'ala alert a person that Allah is not created. ( , al-Sunan al-Kubra by al-Nasa'i, Hadith: 10497; Fath al-Bari: 13/334)
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The result of unnecessary affectations and excessive questioning is that a person becomes emboldened to ask such questions that can destroy his faith. The uncreatedness of Allah Ta'ala is a self-evident matter, and to question about it is sheer audacity.
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In one hadith, it is stated that when a person reaches this limit, he should seek refuge with Allah Ta'ala and restrain himself from such thoughts. ( , Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of the Beginning of Creation, Hadith: 3276)
In another narration, it is mentioned that at the time of such satanic whisperings, a person should spit three times to his left and seek Allah's refuge from Satan. ( , Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Sunnah, Hadith: 4722)
In one narration, it is stated that he should recite (Aamantu billah — I believe in Allah). ( , Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith: 347 (134); and Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Sunnah, Hadith: 4721)
In the narration of al-Nasa'i, it is mentioned that at that time, he should recite (Allahu Ahad. Allahu al-Samad — Allah is One. Allah is the Self-Sufficient). Because these three attributes of Allah Ta'ala alert a person that Allah is not created. ( , al-Sunan al-Kubra by al-Nasa'i, Hadith: 10497; Fath al-Bari: 13/334)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 7296
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
The Ahl al-Sunnah and the people of truth are in agreement that whoever dies upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is destined for Paradise, provided he has abstained from sins.
The correct view is that such a person will enter Paradise directly,
but if he committed major sins (kabirah) and was not granted the ability to repent,
then it is up to Allah’s will:
He may forgive his sins and admit him to Paradise,
or He may admit him to Hell in accordance with his sins, purify him from them, and then bring him into Paradise.
In any case, with regard to the final outcome, he is destined for Paradise.
For the affirmation and testimony of tawhid, it is necessary to have certainty and faith in the Messengership and the Hereafter;
these are inseparably linked together.
The Ahl al-Sunnah and the people of truth are in agreement that whoever dies upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is destined for Paradise, provided he has abstained from sins.
The correct view is that such a person will enter Paradise directly,
but if he committed major sins (kabirah) and was not granted the ability to repent,
then it is up to Allah’s will:
He may forgive his sins and admit him to Paradise,
or He may admit him to Hell in accordance with his sins, purify him from them, and then bring him into Paradise.
In any case, with regard to the final outcome, he is destined for Paradise.
For the affirmation and testimony of tawhid, it is necessary to have certainty and faith in the Messengership and the Hereafter;
these are inseparably linked together.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 136
