The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Do not ask about things that, if revealed to you, would grieve you”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Ma'idah 5:101] imply that a person should not seek a ruling on matters that may or may not occur, but which he is uncertain about?
Answer:
“Grieve you” refers to the thing that causes grief. As for the thing that does not cause grief if it happens, there is no objection. Most issues in Islamic jurisprudence are hypothetical; most issues in Islamic jurisprudence are hypothetical: “If one does such and such, what is the ruling?” “If such and such happens, what is the ruling?” So if the thing does not cause grief, there is no harm in asking about it and hypothesizing about it: “If it happens, what is said?” “What is the ruling on it?” The discussion is about the thing that causes grief. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted
do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you
لَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْAnswer:
“Grieve you” refers to the thing that causes grief. As for the thing that does not cause grief if it happens, there is no objection. Most issues in Islamic jurisprudence are hypothetical; most issues in Islamic jurisprudence are hypothetical: “If one does such and such, what is the ruling?” “If such and such happens, what is the ruling?” So if the thing does not cause grief, there is no harm in asking about it and hypothesizing about it: “If it happens, what is said?” “What is the ruling on it?” The discussion is about the thing that causes grief. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 22-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:03:14)
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