904 - ما لا يَنبَغي فِي السُّؤالِ
904. That Which Should Not Be Questioned
(يا أَيُّها الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْياءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْ كُمْ وإِن تَسْأَلُوا عَنْهَا حِينَ يُنَزَّلُ القُرآنُ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْهَا واللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ) .1
"O you who believe! Do not ask about things which, if they are disclosed to you, will upset you. Yet if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being sent down, they shall be disclosed to you. Allah has excused it, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-forbearing." 2
2875.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ذَرُوني ما تَرَكتُكُم ، فإنّما هَلَكَ مَن كانَ قَبلَكُم بكَثرَةِ سُؤالِهِم واختِلافِهِم على أنبِيائهِم ، فإذا أمَرتُكُم بِشَيءٍ فَأتُوا مِنهُ ما اسْتَطَعتُم ، وإذا نَهَيتُكُم عن شَيءٍ فَدَعُوهُ .3
2875.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Leave me alone when I part your company, for verily people before you were ruined because of their persistent questioning and contradiction of their prophets. So when I command you with something, carry it out as best as possible, and when I prohibit you something, leave it alone.' 4
