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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on asking scholars about obscure issues and matters that have not occurred

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on asking scholars about obscure issues and matters that have not occurred?

Answer:
It is not permissible to ask without need. If you have no need, do not ask. In the hadith, it is stated that the worst of people are…
the one who asked about something which had not been prohibited, but was prohibited because of his askingمن سأل عن شيء لم يحرم فحرم من أجل مسألته
Sahih al-Bukhari 7289
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1619- حكم سؤال أهل العلم عن غرائب المسائل وما لم يقع - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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