Surah Al-Ma'idah (5:101)

يٰۤـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا لَا تَسۡـــَٔلُوۡا عَنۡ اَشۡيَآءَ اِنۡ تُبۡدَ لَـكُمۡ تَسُؤۡكُمۡۚ وَاِنۡ تَسۡــَٔـلُوۡا عَنۡهَا حِيۡنَ يُنَزَّلُ الۡقُرۡاٰنُ تُبۡدَ لَـكُمۡ ؕ عَفَا اللّٰهُ عَنۡهَا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ غَفُوۡرٌ حَلِيۡمٌ‏ ۝

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoola tas-aloo AAan ashyaa in tubda lakum tasu/kumwa-in tas-aloo AAanha heena yunazzalu alqur-anutubda lakum AAafa Allahu AAanha wallahughafoorun haleem

O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the Qur’ān is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allāh has pardoned it i.e., that which is past; and Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing.

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Prohibition of Excessive Inquiry: Asking questions that lead to hardship.

The Insight

Believers are commanded not to ask excessive, unnecessary questions about matters that would cause them undue hardship if revealed. **Prioritize practical piety.** Avoid engaging in casuistry or unnecessary theological/legal speculation that complicates simple duties. Focus on sincere practice.