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Sahih Muslim 135d — Questions About Everything
Clarifying the Waswasah (Whispers, Bad Thoughts) with regard to faith, and what the one who experiences that should say
Hadith About Doubts in Faith: When Questions Become Misleading
Sahih Muslim : 135d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 135d
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ بُرْقَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الأَصَمِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَيَسْأَلَنَّكُمُ النَّاسُ عَنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا اللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَمَنْ خَلَقَهُ " .
Yazid b. al-Asamm Narrated from:
I heard Abu Huraira saying that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: people will certainly ask you about everything till they will propound: Allah created every thing, but who created Allah?
Reference : Sahih Muslim 135dIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 257USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 249
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 135d
This hadith about doubts in faith gives the warning in a short and broad form. People will ask about everything until they say that Allah created every thing, then ask who created Him. The text points to a pattern: not every question is being praised simply because it is a question. Some questions can move a person from useful learning into confusion about Allah. The Hadith does not give a long debate in this wording. It shows the danger of reaching that point. For searchers looking for the who created Allah hadith, the message is clear: Allah is the Creator, and the believer should not let a misleading question shake that truth.
What we learn from this hadith
- People may ask many questions, but not every question leads to benefit.
- The Hadith warns about questioning Allah after accepting that He created all things.
- Faith should not be left open to a question that the Hadith warns against.
