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English translation
(16). 3056. Anas bin Mālik narrated that a man said: "O Messenger of Allāh! Who is my father?" He said: "Your father is so-and-so." He said: "So (the following) was revealed: O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble."[2] (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Gharīb.
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Footnotes
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[1] Al-Mā'idah 5:101. There are authentic chains for it with Muslim and others. See no. 814 which preceded.
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[2] Al-Mā'idah 5:101.
Commentary
The Prophet's ﷺ duty is to convey the teachings of Religion and the Shari'ah; knowledge about the people's family lineage, or to tell them who is whose father, is out of the Prophet's ﷺ duty and mission; therefore it is an unreasonable question.