The Holy Quran 5:101 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ عَنْ أَشْيَآءَ إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ وَإِن تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ عَنْهَا حِينَ يُنَزَّلُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنْهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ

Translation

O you who have Imaan! Do not ask questions concerning those things that you will dislike when they are made known to you (because they are too difficult to carry out). If you ask such questions while the Qur'aan is being revealed (during the lifetime of Rasulullaah ﷺ), they will surely be made known to you (and you may regret asking). Allaah has forgiven it (the asking of such questions in the past, so do not repeat them). Allaah is Most Forgiving, Most Tolerant.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The prohibition of needless questions: the gist of the previous two ruku's (sections) was to restrain from excess and from laxity in the injunctions of the religion: that is, do not declare unlawful for yourselves the good things that Allah has made lawful, and keep fully away from what is foul and unlawful, whether permanently or in particular…

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