[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, which cities are the worst?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "I do not know." Then, when Jibril (Gabriel) came to him, he asked Jibril, "Which cities are the worst?" Jibril replied, "I do not know until I ask my Lord." Jibril then departed and stayed as long as Allah willed, and then returned and said, "O Muhammad, you asked me which cities are the worst, and I said I do not know. But I asked my Lord, and He said, 'The worst of them are their marketplaces.'"  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الْبُلْدَانِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا أَدْرِي فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ يَا جِبْرِيلُ أَيُّ الْبُلْدَانِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَبِّي ﷻ فَانْطَلَقَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّكَ سَأَلْتَنِي أَيُّ الْبُلْدَانِ شَرٌّ فَقُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي وَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي ﷻ أَيُّ الْبُلْدَانِ شَرٌّ؟ فَقَالَ أَسْوَاقُهَا  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, which cities are the worst?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "I do not know." When Jibril (Gabriel) came to him, he asked him the same question. Jibril replied, "I don't know until I ask my Lord." So, Jibril went away and stayed as long as Allah willed, then he returned and said, "O Muhammad, indeed you asked me which cities are the worst, and I said I don't know, but I asked my Lord, and He answered: 'The worst of them in terms of their markets.'"  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْبُلْدَانِ شَرٌّ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا أَدْرِي» فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ «يَا جِبْرِيلُ أَيُّ الْبُلْدَانِ شَرٌّ؟» قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَبِّي فَانْطَلَقَ جِبْرِيلُ فَمَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّكَ سَأَلْتَنِي أَيُّ الْبُلْدَانِ شَرٌّ وَإِنِّي قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي وَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فَقُلْتُ أَيُّ الْبُلْدَانِ شَرٌّ؟ فَقَالَ أَسْوَاقُهَا  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which cities are the worst?" The Prophet replied, "I do not know." When Gabriel (the angel) came to him, he said, "O Gabriel, which cities are the worst?" Gabriel replied, "I do not know until I ask my Lord." Then Gabriel left and stayed as long as Allah willed, then he returned and said, "O Muhammad, you asked me which cities are the worst? And I said, 'I do not know' and I asked my Lord. He replied, 'The worst of them are the markets.'" This hadith has been transmitted by all narrators, except Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Aqil. Al-Bukhari has unique narration with Abu Hudhaifah as the witness. This hadith is the origin for the saying of the scholar, "I do not know," and it has a witness from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Aqil. Al-Dhahabi did not mention it in his summary.  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْبِلَادِ شَرٌّ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا أَدْرِي» فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ «يَا جِبْرِيلُ أَيُّ الْبُلْدَانِ شَرٌّ؟» قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَبِّي فَانْطَلَقَ جِبْرِيلُ فَمَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّكَ سَأَلْتَنِي أَيُّ الْبِلَادِ شَرٌّ؟ وَإِنِّي قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي وَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فَقُلْتُ أَيُّ الْبِلَادِ شَرٌّ فَقَالَ «أَسْوَاقُهَا» قَدِ احْتَجَّا جَمِيعًا بِرُوَاةِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ إِلَّا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ وَقَدْ تَفَرَّدَ الْبُخَارِيُّ بِالِاحْتِجَاجِ بِأَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ أَصْلٌ فِي قَوْلِ الْعَالِمِ لَا أَدْرِي وَلَهُ شَاهِدٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, which land is the worst?" He ﷺ said, "I do not know." When Gabriel came to Muhammad ﷺ , he said, "O Gabriel, which land is the worst?" Gabriel replied, "I do not know until I ask my Lord." So Gabriel went and stayed as long as Allah willed, then he came back and said, "O Muhammad, you asked me which land is the worst? Indeed, it is its markets. 'Amr ibn Thabit is the son of Abu al-Miqdam al-Kufi, and he is not one of the two sheikhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim). I mentioned him as a witness, and the narration is from Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, who urged me to mention him. But I have doubted the authenticity of this narration from multiple aspects."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْبِلَادِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ «لَا أَدْرِي» فَلَمَّا أَتَى جِبْرِيلُ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ قَالَ يَا جِبْرِيلُ أَيُّ الْبِلَادِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَبِّي فَانْطَلَقَ جِبْرِيلُ فَمَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ سَأَلْتَنِي أَيُّ الْبِلَادِ شَرٌّ؟ وَإِنِّي قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي وَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَيُّ الْبِلَادِ شَرٌّ؟ فَقَالَ «أَسْوَاقُهَا» «عَمْرُو بْنُ ثَابِتٍ هَذَا هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ الْكُوفِيُّ وَلَيْسَ مِنْ شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَإِنَّمَا ذَكَرْتُهُ شَاهِدًا وَرِوَايَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْهُ حَتَّى حَثَّنِي عَلَى إِخْرَاجِهِ فَإِنِّي قَدْ عَلَوْتُ فِيهِ مِنْ وَجْهٍ لَا يُعْتَمَدُ»