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darimi:126Muḥammad b. Aḥmad > Sufyān > ʿAmr > Ṭāwus

[Machine] "The age of the Prophet upon him be peace, on the pulpit saying, 'I am embarrassed by Allah to be asked about something that does not exist, for Allah has made clear what exists.'"  

الدارمي:١٢٦أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ طَاوُسٍ قَالَ قَالَ

عُمَرُ رِضْوُانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ «أُحَرِّجُ بِاللَّهِ عَلَى رَجُلٍ سَأَلَ عَمَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ بَيَّنَ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ»  


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السيوطي:٢-١٠٠٨b

"عن عمرَ قال: أُحرِّجُ بِالله عَلَى رَجُلٍ يَسْأَلُ عَمَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ، فَإِنَّ الله قَدْ بَيَّنَ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ".  

الدارمى، وابن عبد البر في العلم