96. Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah

٩٦۔ كتاب الاعتصام بالكتاب والسنة

96.10 “…(Judge between men) by that which Allah has shown you…”

٩٦۔١٠ باب مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُسْأَلُ مِمَّا لَمْ يُنْزَلْ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْىُ فَيَقُولُ: «لاَ أَدْرِي»

[Machine] Or he did not respond until the revelation was sent down to him, and he did not speak based on opinion or analogy regarding Allah's saying, "with what Allah has shown you." Ibn Mas'ud narrated that the Prophet ﷺ was asked about the soul, so he remained silent until the verse was revealed.

أَوْ لَمْ يُجِبْ حَتَّى يُنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ بِرَأْيٍ وَلاَ بِقِيَاسٍ لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {بِمَا أَرَاكَ اللَّهُ}. وَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنِ الرُّوحِ فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى نَزَلَتِ الآيَةُ.

bukhari:7309ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Sufyān > Ibn al-Munkadir > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

I fell ill, Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr came to visit me on foot. The Prophet ﷺ came to me while I was unconscious. Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution and poured the Remaining water of his ablution over me whereupon I became conscious and said, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! How should I spend my wealth? Or how should I deal with my wealth?" But the Prophet ﷺ did not give me any reply till the Verse of the laws of inheritance was revealed.  

البخاري:٧٣٠٩حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الْمُنْكَدِرِ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ مَرِضْتُ فَجَاءَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعُودُنِي وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُمَا مَاشِيَانِ فَأَتَانِي وَقَدْ أُغْمِيَ عَلَىَّ فَتَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَبَّ وَضُوءَهُ عَلَىَّ فَأَفَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ سُفْيَانُ فَقُلْتُ أَىْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ أَقْضِي فِي مَالِي كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ فِي مَالِي قَالَ فَمَا أَجَابَنِي بِشَىْءٍ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْمِيرَاثِ