Reconciling the report called the hadith of "disagreement is mercy" with the noble verse "Do not dispute, lest you fail and your strength be lost"
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Q: How can we reconcile the noble Prophetic hadith—in any case, I do not know its degree of authenticity—("Disagreement is mercy...") with the noble verse:[Al-Anfal 8:46] ? May Allah reward you with good.
A : The hadith is not authentic. Disagreement is a trial and a test from Allah for His servants, and it is not mercy in an absolute sense, as Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Hud 11:7] ,
And He, the Exalted, said:[Al-Kahf 18:7] . So whoever strives in seeking the truth in matters of disagreement and is qualified for independent legal reasoning through his knowledge and insight, if he hits the mark, he has two rewards, and if he errs, he has one reward. As for whoever speaks in matters of disagreement without knowledge and follows his desires therein, he is sinful and not rewarded. In this way, the evidence from the Book, the Sunnah, and the statements of the scholars are reconciled. And Allah, the Exalted, said: [Hud 11:118-119] , and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1326Sahih (Darussalam) It is agreed upon as authentic. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: How can we reconcile the noble Prophetic hadith—in any case, I do not know its degree of authenticity—("Disagreement is mercy...") with the noble verse:
and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart
وَلاَ تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْA : The hadith is not authentic. Disagreement is a trial and a test from Allah for His servants, and it is not mercy in an absolute sense, as Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water - that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed
وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلاAnd He, the Exalted, said:
Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلاbut they will not cease to differ. (119) Except whom your Lord has given mercy
وَلاَ يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ (118) إِلا مَنْ رَحِمَ رَبُّكَWhen the judge passes a judgement in which he strived and was correct, then he receives two rewards. And when he judges and is mistaken, then he receives one
إذا حكم الحاكم فاجتهد فأصاب فله أجران، وإذا حكم واجتهد وأخطأ فله أجر
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