The validity of citing the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Do not ask about things” as evidence for refraining from asking about a legal ruling
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people cite the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Ma'idah 5:101] to refrain from asking about things, out of fear that Allah may have forbidden them or that Allah may have intended something regarding them.
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. This is misguidance, and I seek refuge in Allah. Is that not so? That was the time of revelation, the time when the Qur'an was being revealed. Now, the revelation has ended, yes. This prohibition was only during the time the Qur'an was being revealed[Al-Ma'idah 5:101] meaning that something would be revealed regarding them that would cause you to restrict yourselves and restrict the people, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people cite the saying of Allah the Exalted
do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you
لَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْAnswer:
We ask Allah for well-being. This is misguidance, and I seek refuge in Allah. Is that not so? That was the time of revelation, the time when the Qur'an was being revealed. Now, the revelation has ended, yes. This prohibition was only during the time the Qur'an was being revealed
if they are shown to you
إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1538- مدى صحة الاستدلال بقوله تعالى: ﴿لا تسألوا عن أشياء﴾ على ترك السؤال عن الحكم الشرعي — youtube.com
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