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[Machine] Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas: "While the Prophet ﷺ was sitting leaning against a tree, a group of Jews came to him and asked him about the soul. The Prophet remained silent, then recited this verse to them: 'And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little."' [Surah Al-Isra, verse 85]."  

أحمد:٣٨٩٨حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قال عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

بَيْنَمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي حَرْثٍ مُتَوَكِّئًا عَلَى عَسِيبٍ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ؟ فَسَكَتَثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ {يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا} [الإسراء 85]  


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ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى إِبَاحَةِ كِتْمَانِ الْعَالِمِ بَعْضَ مَا يَعْلَمُ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ، إِذَا عَلِمَ أَنَّ قُلُوبَ الْمُسْتَمِعِينَ لَهُ لَا تَحْتَمِلُهُ

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[Machine] While the Prophet ﷺ was leaning against a wall in part of the city, the Jews approached him and asked him about the soul. He recited the verse, "{And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, 'The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And you have not been given of knowledge except a little}."  

ابن حبّان:٩٧أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بِسْطَامٍ بِالْأُبُلَّةِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

بَيْنَمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ مُتَوَكِّئًا عَلَى عَسِيبٍ إِذْ جَاءَتْهُ الْيَهُودُ فَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ فَنَزَلَتْ «{وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا} » الْآيَةَ