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The Statement of Allāh "And of knowledge you (mankind) have been given only a little." (V.17:85)

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Darussalam · Volume 1

3 - THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE

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الحديث: 125 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 37

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125. Narrated 'Abdullāh (bin Ma'sūd) While I was walking along with the Prophet ﷺ through the ruins of Al-Maḏīna and he was reclining on a date-palm leaf stalk, some Jews passed by. Some of them said to the others: "Ask him (the Prophet ﷺ) about the Rūh (the spirit)." Some of them said that they should not ask him that question as he might give a reply which would displease them. But some of them insisted on asking, and so one of them stood up and asked, "O Abūl-Qāsim! What is the Rūh?" The Prophet ﷺ remained quiet. I thought he was being inspired Divinely. So I stayed till that state of the Prophet (while being inspired) was over. The Prophet ﷺ then said, "And they ask you (O Muḥammad ﷺ) concerning the Rūh (the Spirit); Say: Rūh (the spirit) is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little." (V.17:85)

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125 - حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الوَاحِدِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: بَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي خَرِبِ المَدِينَةِ، وَهُوَ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى عَسِيبٍ مَعَهُ، فَمَرَّ بِنَفَرٍ مِنَ اليَهُودِ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: سَلُوهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ؟ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: لاَ تَسْأَلُوهُ، لاَ يَجِيءُ فِيهِ بِشَيْءٍ تَكْرَهُونَهُ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: لَنَسْأَلَنَّهُ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ، فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا القَاسِمِ مَا الرُّوحُ؟ فَسَكَتَ، فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّهُ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ، فَقُمْتُ، فَلَمَّا انْجَلَى عَنْهُ، قَالَ: «(وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتُوا مِنَ العِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا)». قَالَ الأَعْمَشُ: هَكَذَا فِي قِرَاءَتِنَا

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