Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The greatest offender among the Muslims is the person who asks about something and probes so much about it that, because of his questioning, that thing is made unlawful.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the Muslims, the greatest sinner is the one who asks about a matter which was not forbidden, but because of his question, it was made forbidden.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Leave me as long as I leave you, for the destruction of the people before you was caused by their excessive questioning of their prophets and their disagreements with them. So, whatever I forbid you, abstain from it, and whatever I command you, do it to the best of your ability.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when this verse was revealed: {وَلِلّٰہِ عَلَی النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَیْتِ مَنِ اسْتطَاعَ إِلَیْہِ سَبِیْلًا} (Surah Aal-e-Imran: 97), meaning: Whoever has the ability to reach the House of Allah, Hajj to the House of Allah is obligatory upon him. The companions submitted: O Messenger of Allah! Is Hajj obligatory every year? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. They asked again: Is it obligatory every year? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. They asked a third time: Is this act of worship obligatory every year? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, and if I had said yes, then Hajj would have become obligatory upon you every year. Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse: {یَا أَیُّہَا الَّذِیْنَ آمَنُوْا لَا تَسْأَلُوْا عَنْ أَشْیَائَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَکُمْ تَسُؤْکُمْ} (Surah Al-Ma'idah: 101), meaning: O you who believe! Do not ask about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble.

Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that on the day of the Battle of Khaybar, we slaughtered horses, mules, and donkeys. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from (eating) mules and donkeys, but he did not prohibit eating horse meat.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of Khaybar, we ate the meat of horses and wild donkeys, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from eating the meat of domestic donkeys.

Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that during the blessed era of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), we slaughtered a horse and we ate its meat.

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not declare the monitor lizard to be unlawful; he (peace and blessings be upon him) merely disliked it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that his maternal aunt, Sayyida Umm Hufaid (may Allah be pleased with her), sent clarified butter, lizard, and cheese as a gift to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate the clarified butter and also ate some of the cheese, but, feeling dislike and aversion, did not eat the meat of the lizard. However, the meat of the lizard was eaten on the dining mat of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If this animal had been forbidden, it would not have been eaten at the dining mat of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Abu Bishr says: I asked Sa'id bin Jubair, "If this animal had been forbidden, it would not have been eaten at the dining mat of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)—who said this statement?" He replied: "Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said this."