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Is the meaning of "excessive questioning" in the noble Hadith: "Indeed, Allah dislikes for you three things: gossiping, wasting money, and excessive questioning" excessive demanding from people? And does this contradict the abundance of supplication and seeking help from Allah, as stated in the noble verse: "And your Lord says: 'Call upon Me; I will respond to you.' Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell in humiliation"?

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Scholars have mentioned that the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "excessive questioning" includes several reprehensible aspects, such as: asking people for their money, asking scholars about complex issues that are not beneficial and are not free from dispute, asking about rare or impossible occurrences, excessive questioning about people's news and current events, excessively asking a specific person about the details of their private life, and asking a person about what does not concern them. All of this is reprehensible, and it is better to interpret it broadly to include everything that the Sharia and good manners dislike questioning about. As for asking Allah Almighty and supplicating to Him, that is among the best acts of worship.

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