ذِكْرُ السَّبَبِ الَّذِي مِنْ أَجْلِهِ هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَنَا مِنَ الْأُمَمِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Those who came before you were destroyed due to their excessive questioning and disagreement with their prophets. Do not ask me about anything except that I inform you about it." So, Abdullah bin Hudhafah bin Qays As-Sahmi stood up and asked, "Who is my father, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Your father is Hudhafah." He then returned to his mother and she said to him, "What compelled you to do this? We were people of ignorance and engaged in evil actions." He said, "I would not have asked until I knew who my father was." And there was some joking in it.  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ سُؤَالِهِمْ وَاخْتِلَافِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِهِ» فَقَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حُذَافَةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ السَّهْمِيُّ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَبِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «أَبُوكَ حُذَافَةُ» فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أُمِّهِ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى الَّذِي صَنَعْتَ؟ إِنَّا كُنَّا أَهْلَ جَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَأَعْمَالٍ قَبِيحَةٍ فَقَالَ مَا كُنْتُ لِأَدَعَ حَتَّى أَعْرِفَ مَنْ كَانَ أَبِي مِنَ النَّاسِ قَالَ وَكَانَ فِيهِ دُعَابَةٌ