The Prophet peace be on him discouraged people from being over-inquisitive and unnecessarily curious about every question | By these uncalled for inquiries they sought knowledge of matters which had for good reasons, been deliberately left undetermined by the Law-giver |
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English - Sahih International : O you who have believed do not ask about things which if they are shown to you will distress you But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being revealed they will be shown to you Allah has pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing• On being asked for the third time, he said: 'Pity on you! Allah Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyantun | When he inquired for the second time the Prophet peace be on him again stayed silent |
Pilgrimage had been declared obligatory.
27Somali - Abduh : Kuwa Xaqa Rumeeyow ha Warsanina waxyaalo Haddii Laydiin Muujiyo idin Murug Galin Haddaana Warsataan marka Quraanka la soo Dejin waa Laydiin Muujin wuuna idinka Cafiyey Eebe Xaggeeda ILaahayna waa Dambi Dhaafe Dulbadan• Indonesia - Bahasa Indonesia : Hai orangorang yang beriman janganlah kamu menanyakan kepada Nabimu halhal yang jika diterangkan kepadamu akan menyusahkan kamu dan jika kamu menanyakan di waktu Al Quran itu diturunkan niscaya akan diterangkan kepadamu Allah memaafkan kamu tentang halhal itu Allah Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyantun• 246, 249, 250, 251, 255 - Ed | Melayu - Basmeih : Wahai orangorang yang beriman Janganlah kamu bertanyakan kepada Nabi perkaraperkara yang jika diterangkan kepada kamu akan menyusahkan kamu dan jika kamu bertanya mengenainya ketika diturunkan AlQuran tentulah akan diterangkan kepada kamu Allah maafkan kamu dari kesalahan bertanyakan perkaraperkara itu yang tidak dinyatakan di dalam AlQuran; kerana Allah Maha pengampun lagi Maha penyabar• Once, for instance, a person asked the Prophet peace be on him in the presence of a crowd: 'Who is my real father? In matters where the Law-giver has chosen to lay down certain injunctions only broadly, without any elaborate details, or quantitative specifications, He has done so not because of neglect or forgetfulness |
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Likewise, in legal matters, the greater the restriction, the greater the likelihood of violation | In the Qur'an, for example |
According to another tradition the Prophet peace be on him said: 'God has imposed upon you certain obligations, do not neglect them; He has imposed certain prohibitions, do not violate them; He has imposed certain limits, do not even approach them; and He has remained silent about certain matters - and has not done so out of forgetfulness - do not pursue them.
A person who became aware of this came to the Prophet peace be on him and inquired: 'Has it been made obligatory to perform it every year? 中国语文 - Ma Jian : 信道的人们啊 你们不要询问若干事物;那些事物,若为你们而被显示,会使你们烦恼。 Swahili - Al-Barwani : Enyi mlio amini Msiulize mambo ambayo mkidhihirishiwa yatakuchukizeni Na mkiyauliza inapo teremshwa Qur'ani mtabainishiwa Mwenyezi Mungu amesamehe hayo Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye maghfira Mpole• masih hidup niscaya akan diterangkan kepadamu makna ayat: apabila kamu bertanya tentang macam-macam masalah sewaktu Nabi saw | Both sorts of people put Muslims in great danger |
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' Likewise, many people used to ask unnecessary questions about legal matters | We find in the Hadith the following saying from the Prophet peace be on him : 'The worst criminal among the Muslims is the one who inquired about something which had not been made unlawful, and then it was declared so, because of his inquiry |
For, in the area of belief, the more detailed the doctrines to which people are required to subscribe, the more problematic it becomes to do so.
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