Maidah 101
In Fiqh, we see how our Fuqaha sometimes made directives overly complex by delving into minute details. For instance, when God instructed to perform tayammum in the absence of water, it was unnecessary to overanalyze what “absence of water” meant. Questions like how far one must search for water, the quality of water, or the amount of water available for drinking versus ablution led to an exhaustive list of conditions. This approach complicated what was meant to be a simple directive. Such unnecessary questioning was discouraged. The example you cited pertains to Ijtihad, highlighting another dimension of excessive questioning. This curbed the natural faculty of reasoning, whereas God intended for people to engage in Ijtihad. Regarding your last point, it is not applicable here. The cited verse refers to previous nations who complicated matters for themselves by asking unnecessary questions. Muslims were specifically advised to avoid following their example. one of its examples is in Surah Baqarah where they asked questions about a cow.