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Sahih al-Bukhari 4721 (Book 65, Hadith 243) #4504
Knowledge of the Spirit

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the spirit and he was divinely inspired to answer that knowledge of the spirit is with God and mankind has been given only a little.

Narrated 'Abdullah: While I was in the company of the Prophet ﷺ on a farm and he was reclining on a palm leave stalk, some Jews passed by. Some of them said to the others".Ask him (the Prophet ﷺ about the spirit". Some of them said, "What urges you to ask him about it" Others said, "(Don't) lest he should give you a reply which you dislike". But they said, "Ask him". So they asked him about the Spirit. The Prophet ﷺ kept quiet and did not give them any answer. I knew that he was being divinely inspired so I stayed at my place. When the divine inspiration had been revealed, the Prophet ﷺ said".They ask you (O, Muhammad) concerning the Spirit, Say: "The spirit," its knowledge is with my Lord; and of knowledge you (mankind) have been given only a Little". (17:85)
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي حَرْثٍ وَهْوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى عَسِيبٍ إِذْ مَرَّ الْيَهُودُ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ سَلُوهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ، فَقَالَ مَا رَابَكُمْ إِلَيْهِ، وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لاَ يَسْتَقْبِلُكُمْ بِشَىْءٍ تَكْرَهُونَهُ فَقَالُوا سَلُوهُ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ فَأَمْسَكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا، فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ، فَقُمْتُ مَقَامِي، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ الْوَحْىُ قَالَ ‏{‏وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً‏}‏‏.‏
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spirit  *  knowledge  *  little

QUICK LESSONS:
Be humble in your pursuit for knowledge and accept that there are some things which you will never fully understand or comprehend; Be grateful for whatever knowledge you do possess as it has been gifted from God himself; Seek true understanding from Allah alone.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the knowledge of the spirit. It tells us that although we may have some understanding of what a spirit is, its true knowledge lies with God alone. We are only given a little bit of understanding in comparison to what God knows. This hadith teaches us to be humble in our pursuit for knowledge and accept that there are some things which we will never fully understand or comprehend. It also reminds us to be grateful for whatever knowledge we do possess as it has been gifted from God himself.

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