The Holy Quran 5:102 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

قَدْ سَأَلَهَا قَوْمٌ مِّن قَبْلِكُمْ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحُوا۟ بِهَا كَـٰفِرِينَ

Translation

Indeed (a group of) people before you have asked (such questions of their Prophets) and then they became Kaafiroon (when they rejected the replies they received and did not practise what they were told).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

In an authentic hadith it is related that earlier nations were destroyed on account of excessive questioning and disputing with their prophets.

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