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Sunan Abi Dawud 337 (Book 1, Hadith 337) #20628
Inquiry as Cure for Ignorance

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who was injured and died after washing himself due to a sexual dream. The Prophet (PBUH) expressed his disapproval of the advice given to the man, saying that inquiry is the cure of ignorance.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A man was injured during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ; he then had a sexual dream, and he was advised to wash and he washed himself. Consequently he died. When this was reported to the Messenger of Allah he said: They killed him; may Allah kill them! Is not inquiry the cure of ignorance?
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ الأَنْطَاكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ أَصَابَ رَجُلاً جُرْحٌ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ احْتَلَمَ فَأُمِرَ بِالاِغْتِسَالِ فَاغْتَسَلَ فَمَاتَ فَبَلَغَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ قَتَلُوهُ قَتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَلَمْ يَكُنْ شِفَاءُ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالَ

TOPICS
inquiry  *  ignorance  *  advice  *  wash  *  istidll  *  jahl  *  naseeha  *  wudu

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek knowledge , Ask questions from reliable sources , Learn more before taking action .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how important it is to seek knowledge and ask questions before taking any action. It tells us that ignorance can be cured by inquiring and seeking knowledge from reliable sources. In this case, the man was advised to wash himself after having a sexual dream, which resulted in his death. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) expressed his disapproval of this advice, saying that inquiry is the cure for ignorance. He wanted people to understand that they should not take any action without first seeking knowledge or asking questions from reliable sources such as scholars or religious leaders. This hadith teaches us an important lesson; we should always strive to learn more before taking any action in order to avoid making mistakes or causing harm unintentionally.

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