صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب العلم
Book of Knowledge
ذكر الخبر الدال على إباحة إجابة العالم السائل بالأجوبة على سبيل التشبيه والمقايسة دون الفصل في القصة-
Permissibility for a scholar to answer with analogies and comparisons rather than definitive answers
1 hadith
Hadith 103
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He asked: O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon you)! Do you think that Paradise’s width is as much as the heavens and the earth, then where is Hell? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Have you considered the night? First it is, then it is no more. So where does it go? He said: Allah knows best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah does whatever He wills.