Mishkat al-Masabih #233
Knowledge
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وسنذكر حديث جابر:
"فإنما شفاء العي السؤال" في باب التيمم إن شاء الله تعالى.
We shall mention Jabir’s tradition, “The only cure for perplexity is
to ask”* in the chapter on performing ablution with sand, if God will.
*Book 111. Chap. xi, section ii.
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About Mishkat al-Masabih
This hadith is #233 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Knowledge.