The Ruling on Asking About and Investigating the Soul
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many questions are asked about the topic of the soul, and His saying in the hadithJami` at-Tirmidhi 2134Sahih (Darussalam) Is there a created soul or an uncreated soul? What are the references for one who wants to expand on this matter? And what is your advice regarding expanding on it?
Answer:
My advice is that you do not get involved in this matter; do not burden yourself. Allah, Glorified and Exalted, says:[Al-Isra 17:85] My brother, you have a soul in you right now. You know your soul; do you know its reality? Where is it? It is a secret among the secrets of Allah, Glorified and Exalted. So do not get involved in these matters; Allah has not burdened you with these matters. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many questions are asked about the topic of the soul, and His saying in the hadith
and blew into you of His Spirit
ونفخ فيك من روحه،Answer:
My advice is that you do not get involved in this matter; do not burden yourself. Allah, Glorified and Exalted, says:
And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little."
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [724 -1024] حكم السؤال والبحث عن الروح - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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