1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being
revealed, they will be made plain to you.
means, if you ask about things that you are
prohibited from asking about, then when the
revelation about them comes to the Messenger ,
they will be made plain for you,
(Verily! That is easy for Allah). (64:7)
Allah said next,
Allah has forgiven that,
what you did before this,
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وَذَلِكَ‏ عَلَى الل َّهِ‏ يَسِيرٌ‏
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and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.
... عَفَا اللّهُ‏ عَنْهَا ...
وَاللّهُ‏ غَفُورٌ‏ حَلِيمٌ‏
Do not ask about things that do not have a ruling yet, for
because of your questions, a difficult ruling may be
ordained.
A Hadith states,
أَعْظَمُ‏ الْمُسْلِمِينَ‏ جُرْمًا مَنْ‏ سَأَلَ‏ عَنْ‏ شَيْءٍ‏ لَمْ‏ یُحَر َّمْ،‏ فَحُر ِّمَ‏ مِنْ‏
أَجْلِ‏ مَسْأَلَتِه
The worst criminal among the Muslims is he who
asks if a matter is unlawful (or not), and it
becomes unlawful because of his asking about it.
It is recorded in the Sahih that the Messenger of Allah
said,
أَن َّ االلهَ‏ تَعَالَى فَرَضَ‏ فَرَائِضَ‏ فَلَا تُضَي ِّعُوهَا،‏ وَحَد َّ حُدُودًا فَلَا
تَعْتَدُوهَا،‏ وَحَر َّمَ‏ أَشْيَاءَ‏ فَلَا تَنْتَهِكُوهَا،‏ وَسَكَتَ‏ عَنْ‏ أَشْيَاءَ‏ رَحْمَةً‏
بِكُمْ‏ غَيْرَ‏ نِسْيَانٍ‏ فَلَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْهَا
Allah, the Most Honored, has ordained some
obligations, so do not ignore them; has set some
limits, so do not trespass them; has prohibited
some things, so do not commit them; and has left
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