The Holy Quran 11:47 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْـَٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِى وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ أَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ

Translation

(Realising that he was wrong to ask about his son) Nooh عليه الصلاة والسلام said, "O my Rabb! I seek Your protection from asking You about things of which I have no knowledge. If You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be of the losers."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “A man asks about what he does not know. But he ought to know whether [the elder] is pleased [to be asked]. It is the way of the ignorant not to consider whether the elder is pleased to be asked, and then to ask.” Why was it not pleasing? We have explained this in the previous note.

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