Is the prohibition against asking in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Do not ask about things that, if revealed to you, would grieve you" specific to the era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his lifetime, or is it general?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is the prohibition against asking in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:101] specific to the era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his lifetime, or is it general?
The Shaykh : It is specific.[Al-Ma'idah 5:101]. For this reason, it was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 7289. As for after the death of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), it is obligatory for the servant, if something is unclear to him, to ask about it, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Nahl 16:43].
The questioner : Is it permissible to verbalize?
The Shaykh : What time is it?
The student: It is ten minutes to seven.
The Shaykh : Five minutes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to verbalize?
The Shaykh : This is a matter of haggling. I say five minutes because I know you will say ten minutes. Yes.
O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you
يا أيها الذين آمنوا لا تسألوا عن أشياء إن تبد لكم تسؤكمThe Shaykh : It is specific.
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
لا تسألوا عن أشياء إن تبد لكم تسؤكم وإن تسألوا عنها حين ينزل القرآن تبد لكم عفا الله عنهاThe most sinful person among the Muslims is the one who asked about something which had not been prohibited, but was prohibited because of his asking.
إنّ أعظم المسلمين جرما من سأل عن شيء لم يحرم فحُرّم من أجل مسألتهSo ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فاسألوا أهل الذكر إن كنتم لا تعلمونThe questioner : Is it permissible to verbalize?
The Shaykh : What time is it?
The student: It is ten minutes to seven.
The Shaykh : Five minutes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to verbalize?
The Shaykh : This is a matter of haggling. I say five minutes because I know you will say ten minutes. Yes.