Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah
Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 351
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ، يَقُولُ: مَا سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، شَيْئًا قَطُّ فَقَالَ: لا.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, who said: I heard Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah say: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was never asked for anything and then said, “No.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The complete chain is included; the English witness begins with Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah.
The Arabic is a general negative statement: he was never asked for anything without responding no.