LessonsSupport for the Religion, Restriction, and the Rules of innamā (Hadith 110-114)Quiz

إِنَّمَا شِفَاءُ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالُ
The remedy for not knowing is to ask.

Source: أبو داود

شِفَاءُ means “remedy,” الْعِيِّ refers here to not knowing or being unable to resolve a matter, and السُّؤَالُ means “asking.” An appropriate question addressed to a knowledgeable person can correct an error before it grows.

إِنَّمَا expresses restriction or emphasis on the remedy. شِفَاءُ الْعِيِّ is an iḍāfah, “the remedy for not knowing”; شِفَاءُ is the subject and السُّؤَالُ the predicate of the nominal sentence.

The report also teaches intellectual humility: admitting that one does not know is a starting point for reliable learning.

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Hadith 112: Asking as a remedy for ignorance

Support for the Religion, Restriction, and the Rules of innamā (Hadith 110-114)

إِنَّمَا شِفَاءُ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالُ
The remedy for not knowing is to ask.

Source: أبو داود

شِفَاءُ means “remedy,” الْعِيِّ refers here to not knowing or being unable to resolve a matter, and السُّؤَالُ means “asking.” An appropriate question addressed to a knowledgeable person can correct an error before it grows.

إِنَّمَا expresses restriction or emphasis on the remedy. شِفَاءُ الْعِيِّ is an iḍāfah, “the remedy for not knowing”; شِفَاءُ is the subject and السُّؤَالُ the predicate of the nominal sentence.

The report also teaches intellectual humility: admitting that one does not know is a starting point for reliable learning.