Chapter 287

Encouragement for someone who is asked for knowledge he does not possess, but which he knows that someone else does, to point him out

Remembrance 1
THE ṢAḤĪḤ HADITHS in the previous chapter refer to this subject. One of them is the hadith “Religion is sincere advice”; [1].and doing this is [a form of] advice.
We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of Muslim that Shurayḥ ibn Hānī’ narrated: “I came to ‘Ā’ishah Honorific symbol to ask her about wiping over leather socks [when performing wuḍū’]. She said: ‘Go to ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib Honorific symbol and ask him, for he used to travel with the Messenger of Allah Honorific symbol.’ So we asked him. . . .” He then recounted the rest of the hadith. [2].
We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of Muslim the long hadith about the story of Sa‘d ibn Hishām ibn ‘Āmir. It is stated that when he wanted to ask about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah Honorific symbol he went to ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Abbās Honorific symbol and asked him about it. ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Abbās Honorific symbol said: “Should I not direct you to the most learned person on Earth about the Witr of the Allah’s Messenger Honorific symbol?” He asked: “Who?” He replied: “‘Ā’ishah Honorific symbol. Go to her and ask her. . . .” He then recounted the rest of the hadith. [3].
We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of al-Bukhārī that ‘Imrān ibn Ḥiṭṭān related: “I asked ‘Ā’ishah Honorific symbol about silk. She said: ‘Go to ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Abbās Honorific symbol and ask him.’ I asked him and he said: “Ask Ibn ‘Umar Honorific symbol.’ So I asked Ibn ‘Umar and he said: ‘Abū Ḥafṣ’—that is, ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb Honorific symbol—‘reported that the Messenger of Allah Honorific symbol said: ‘It is those who wear silk in this world who shall have no share [of it] in the Hereafter.’” [4].I say that lā khalāq, ‘no share’, means ‘no portion’.
The ṣaḥīḥ hadiths which are similar to this are numerous and well-known.

References

[1] At-Tirmidhī (1972) and Muslim (55).
[2] Muslim (286).
[3] Muslim (746).
[4] Al-Bukhārī (5835) and an-Nasā’ī (8/201).