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Sunan Abi Dawud 336 (Book 1, Hadith 336) #20627
The Consequence of Ignorance

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of asking questions and seeking knowledge when one does not know something, as well as the consequences of not doing so.

Jabir said: We set out on a journey. One of our people was hurt by a stone, that injured his head. He then had a sexual dream. He asked his fellow travelers: Do you find a concession for me to perform tayammum? They said: We do not find any concession for you while you can use water. He took a bath and died. When we came to the Prophet , the incident was reported to him. He said: They killed him, may Allah kill them! Could they not ask when they did not know? The cure for ignorance is inquiry. It was enough for him to perform tayammum and to pour some drops of water or bind a bandage over the wound (the narrator Musa was doubtful); then he should have wiped over it and washed the rest of his body.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَنْطَاكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ خُرَيْقٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ خَرَجْنَا فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَصَابَ رَجُلاً مِنَّا حَجَرٌ فَشَجَّهُ فِي رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ احْتَلَمَ فَسَأَلَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَجِدُونَ لِي رُخْصَةً فِي التَّيَمُّمِ فَقَالُوا مَا نَجِدُ لَكَ رُخْصَةً وَأَنْتَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَاغْتَسَلَ فَمَاتَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ أُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ قَتَلُوهُ قَتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَلاَّ سَأَلُوا إِذْ لَمْ يَعْلَمُوا فَإِنَّمَا شِفَاءُ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيهِ أَنْ يَتَيَمَّمَ وَيَعْصِرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ ‏"‏ يَعْصِبَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ شَكَّ مُوسَى ‏"‏ عَلَى جُرْحِهِ خِرْقَةً ثُمَّ يَمْسَحَ عَلَيْهَا وَيَغْسِلَ سَائِرَ جَسَدِهِ

TOPICS
ignorance  *  inquiry  *  knowledge  *  ishtiraaq  *  tayammum  *  jahl

QUICK LESSONS:
Ask questions when you don't understand something; Seek knowledge; Make informed decisions; Follow correct advice given by knowledgeable people; Don't rely on guesswork or other people's opinions without questioning them first.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of asking questions and seeking knowledge when one does not know something. It tells us that ignorance can be cured by inquiry, which means to ask questions and seek knowledge. The story in this hadith is about a man who was injured on a journey and asked his fellow travelers if he could perform tayammum instead of taking a bath, but they said no. He then took a bath and died because he did not have enough knowledge to make an informed decision. The Prophet then said that they should have asked if they did not know what to do, instead of giving him wrong advice which led to his death. This teaches us that it is important to ask questions when we don't know something so we can make informed decisions, rather than relying on guesswork or other people's opinions which may be wrong or misguided.

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