What is the authenticity of the hadith: "It is that which desires do not deviate from, tongues do not become confused by, scholars are not satiated by, it does not grow old with much repetition, and its wonders are not exhausted"
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, esteemed Shaykh: In the book *Islamic Geographic Heritage* by Dr. Muhammad Mahmoud Mahmadin, there are two passages. Since I am teaching this book to students at the intermediate college in Unaizah, I ask you to clarify the authenticity of what is stated in this book:
The first passage: It says: In *Sunan al-Tirmidhi*, in the book of the Virtues of the Qur'an: "Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2906Da'if (Darussalam) .
And in his book: "Starting from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): we must clarify the Quranic indications and their implications in light of the truths that science has reached, and to which it has attained the level of certainty" .
The Shaykh : And to which it has attained?
The questioner : And to which it has attained the level of certainty.
The Shaykh : In order?
The questioner : The level of certainty, is this an athar or a hadith, esteemed Shaykh?
The Shaykh : This is a hadith, but there is a concern regarding its authenticity. The wonders of the Qur'an are undoubtedly not exhausted, because it is the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). However, the indications mentioned in it are a mix of truth and falsehood. The indications aimed at by the Sufis and others from the people of imagination and philosophers are undoubtedly false. As for the indications regarding the wonders of the universe and what happens in it, if reality confirms them, then there is no harm in that, because many things have been confirmed by reality. The Qur'an indicated them, and then reality confirmed them, whereas initially they were not in the imagination and people did not think they would occur, yet they did occur.
The first passage: It says: In *Sunan al-Tirmidhi*, in the book of the Virtues of the Qur'an: "
it is the one that the desires can not distort, nor can the tongues twist it, nor can the scholars ever have enough of it, and it shall not become dull from reciting it much, and the amazement of it does not diminish
هو الذي لا تزيغ به الأهواء، ولا تلتبس به الألسنة، ولا يشبع منه العلماء، ولا يخلق من كثرة الرد ولا تنقضي عجائبهAnd in his book: "Starting from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Its wonders are not exhausted
لا تنقضي عجائبهThe Shaykh : And to which it has attained?
The questioner : And to which it has attained the level of certainty.
The Shaykh : In order?
The questioner : The level of certainty, is this an athar or a hadith, esteemed Shaykh?
The Shaykh : This is a hadith, but there is a concern regarding its authenticity. The wonders of the Qur'an are undoubtedly not exhausted, because it is the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). However, the indications mentioned in it are a mix of truth and falsehood. The indications aimed at by the Sufis and others from the people of imagination and philosophers are undoubtedly false. As for the indications regarding the wonders of the universe and what happens in it, if reality confirms them, then there is no harm in that, because many things have been confirmed by reality. The Qur'an indicated them, and then reality confirmed them, whereas initially they were not in the imagination and people did not think they would occur, yet they did occur.