Why doesn't allah want muslims to ask questions?

Question

;o ye who believe! ask not questions about things which if made plain to you may cause you trouble.... some people before you did ask such question, and on that account lost their faith. quran 5:101-102

Answer 1

My interpretation of this is do not ask question needlessly, like Where did god come from? Is there a god? etc. 'if cause you harm'.

I've been told Asking Questions is good, and in my own experince it is good. How else would we learn, if we don't question, we will never know the answers, we could be practicing Islam wrong. Asking questions has never made me weaker in my faith, it's always made me a stronger muslim, i like it when people ask questions because i research into it, i answer and i want others to know the truth too. If a non muslim never asked questions about Islam, they may never convert. If i never asked questions, i wouldn't know half of the things i know now. Mashallah my questions have given me a better understanding and greater knowlede which i hope to pass on to other questioning Muslims and non-Muslims.

Answer 2

(O ye who believe!) this was revealed about Harith Ibn Yazid who asked the Prophet (pbuh)-when the verse (And pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto Allah for mankind) was revealed: “Is it once every year, O Messenger of Allah?” So Allah forbade him from asking such questions, and started by addressing him with (O ye who believe!), (Ask not) your Prophet (of things) that Allah has relieved you of (which, if they were made known unto you) if they were made obligatory upon you, (would trouble you; but if you ask of them) if you ask of the things that you were relieved of (when the Qur'an is being revealed) when Gabriel brings down the Qur'an, (they will be made known unto you) they will be made obligatory upon you. (Allah pardoneth this) this questioning, (for Allah is Forgiving) of the one who repents, (Clement) vis-à-vis your ignorance.

(A folk before you asked) their prophets ((for such disclosures) and then disbelieved there in) when things were made clear to them, they disbelieved in them.

Answer 3

Which is plain. Read it again you might get the point. "Which is plain" so this question is Ironic to say the least.......;

Peace

By the way, Islam has answers to all your questions, and much much more.

Edit: Actually, no one made Allah, he was and always will be>>>>>>>>>>>>

Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth. His light is as if there were a lustrous niche, wherein is a lamp. The lamp is inside a glass-globe. The globe is, as it were, a glittering star. The lamp is lit from the oil of a blessed tree -an olive - neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil well-nigh would shine forth even though fire touched it not. Light upon light! Allah guides to His light whomsoever He pleases. And Allah sets forth parables for men, and Allah knows all things full well. (Quran 24:35)

Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. And He is the incomprehensible, the All-Aware.

Answer 4

ALLAH DOES ASK US TO QUESTION EVERYTHING, because he is telling you to use your head. when i reverted to islam alhumdullilah i challenged islam i questioned it and it WON MY HEART alhumdullilah,   sometimes each verse has its own meaning to something. you cant just pull something out and just understand that mini verse when it belongs to an entire surah, you have to read the meaning of what it was trying to tell you

its like when allah liked how prophet ebrahim pbuh questioned " how can a statue do anything for us......if i destroy the statue will it do anything to me"?   since people would worship statues he questioned how can a statue do anything

Answer 5

This is a good command from Allah;

Because if one keeps asking about his faith, then it will go downwards, and soon, they will be among those who disbelieved.

Its mainly talking about questions dealing with faith.

Did u not read the second part of the verse?

Answer 6

its like this. a question that cann ot be answered. ex: kid would say : where did Allah (SWT) come from?

or

something like that, its so we wont worry our selves too much and not onow wnything abiut islam. we should just ask questions that pople may know thw answers to.

Answer 7

No one should follow a religion so blindly that they don't ask questions.  If one has strong faith then questioning things is not going to change that.  The problems come from not questioning because then you follow only what the religion teaches without truly learning anything.  If we were not supposed to ask questions then why did God make us with a functioning brain.

Answer 8

It says do not at questions which will bother you.

Answer 9

Because it was a common occurrence that Meccans and Jews who had adopted Islam sought answers fro Muhammad to their myriad of questions.  When his answers were contradictory or nonsensical (as they often were), people started to realize that he was a charlatan cult leader, and not the prophet of God.  Thus the injunction against asking questions.  

This is a common feature of any cult.  Part of the whole brainwashing/mind control schtick is that the victim is not allowed free will (i.e., severe penalty for apostasy - death n the case of Islam), and is not allowed to question the veracity of the revelations.  This is a cult thing, not strictly Islamic.

Islam cannot tolerate questions, because the belief system breaks down rather rapidly and easily when examined on a level playing field with the true Abrahamic religions, which maintained a documented written record that predates Islam by thousands of years.

Answer 10

I would like also to assure you that in Islam asking questions is encouraged because questions keep the mind working and active.

Even Angles and Prophets Ask

The Qur'an motivates our minds and creates incentives for asking questions by directing our attentions to the amazing wonders of Allah spread everywhere in the universe and by showing us the magnificent works of His Hands.

We are told in the Qur'an about the Angels asking questions:

*{And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: will You place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Your praise and sanctify You? He said: Surely I know that which you know not.}* (Al-Baqarah 2: 30)

We are also told about prophets asking questions:

*{And when Abraham said (unto his Lord): My lord! Show me how You give life to the dead, He said: Do you not believe? Abraham said: Yes, but (I ask) in order that my heart may be at ease.. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.}* (Al-Baqarah 2: 260)

All this shows that there has never been anything wrong with asking questions as a way of seeking knowledge and exploring the universe and getting closer to Allah through unveiling the secrets of creation and realizing its truths.

The How of Questions

Coming to the verse you mentioned, we need to understand the context in which it was revealed. The Companions of the Prophet used to ask about things that belonged to the pre-Islamic time and which was of no benefit for them in any way.

Being excessively concerned to know these things, the Qur'an was revealed with two main comments. It taught them the etiquette of asking questions: to ask about things where an answer is going to be constructive and helpful, simply because sometimes the things people ask about are not beneficial in any way.

Therefore, the Qur'an taught them a lesson on how to benefit from their questions and bring up questions on issues that are really constructive.

The other comment was represented in the second part of the verse that included a hint that Allah will not let them without an answer this time; he will give them an answer regarding what they asked about.

However, He is teaching them for future occurrences so that they learn for life. After this introduction, the Qur'an does not leave their questions unanswered; it gives them an explanation to the issue they have raised which was some of the practices of Arabs during their pagan days.

After expounding the truth about it, the lesson which has been hinted at earlier still remains in the minds of people that they should pose questions when questions are serious and meaningful.

All this shows that Islam puts no boundaries to asking questions, but it aims at guiding them to the way they will be meaningful and constructive.

Sometimes, it happens that people ask too many questions in the wrong direction and therefore, their minds are exhausted in nonsense. Because the human mind is so important and appreciated in Islam, it gives a lot of care to the nature of the questions asked and tries every possible means to make them step in the correct path and never become a way of spending time and effort aimlessly.

Sometimes unnecessary questions lead to constraints and rigidity. It is because of this that when a man commented on the Prophet's statement that pilgrimage is an obligation by asking, "Is it required every year?", the Prophet answered him by saying: "If I am to say yes, it would have become an obligation every year and you would have never be able to fulfill it, so don't ask me for more details than those I give you." (Muslim)

The Prophet was trying to teach him not to ask unnecessary questions that are going to cause more hardship and create more "rules".

Answer 11

Asking questions in general isn't a bad thing. In fact, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) encouraged Muslims to ask him questions so that they could understand the faith better. To understand the verses of the Quran, you have to look at their context, not just the words.

In this particular verse, we of course would have to look to the commentary, so that's exactly what I did. In short, the verse is saying to not ask too many questions so that everything becomes obligatory. Islam discourages monastic life with ridiculously strict rules and such. Personal judgement is very important in a Muslim's life...so if all we did was ask particular questions, there would be nothing but rules and we wouldn't learn to think for ourselves.

I hope I helped.

Answer 12

Some questions don't have answers. Why ponder over such things as 'Who made God?' or 'Where is God?' would it not be elementary to ask 'Where am I?' instead? The human eye can only see to a certain extent, likewise with the human brain, it can only think to a certain extent. Our little brains are not capable to comprehend some of life's phenomenas.  

Answer 13

sorry , how old r u ,or do u understan backward?!!

it's clear , don't ask questions have no answer like saying "who creat ALLAH/GOD?" or " why can't we see ALLAH/GOD?" , these queries have no answers ,coz it's about something called"FAITH"

Answer 14

Its not about asking questions, its about Questioning yourself.

In Islam is is compulsary to seek knowlege owever when one asks mindless questions, ie, Who created God? then you are opening your heart to the works of the devil.

Answer 15

did you read the verse backward or something?