The Meaning of Their Saying That Disagreement Is Mercy, and Reconciling It with the Verse
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Question:
He says: We often hear that disagreement is mercy, and that the disagreement of the jurists is a relief. How do we reconcile this with the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Hud 11:118-119]?
Answer:
"Mercy" is a saying among the people; it is not a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is narrated as being traced back to the Messenger, but it is not authentic. Disagreement does not contain mercy; rather, it contains torment. For this reason, Ibn Mas'ud said, "O my brother, disagreement is evil." However, it is permissible for a person to adopt the opinion for which he has not found a contradicting evidence. If he is a layperson, it is permissible for him to follow the fatwa of the scholar who issued it to him. But if he says that disagreement is mercy and takes whatever he desires or whatever his soul inclines toward, that is not mercy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: We often hear that disagreement is mercy, and that the disagreement of the jurists is a relief. How do we reconcile this with the saying of Allah the Exalted:
but they will not cease to differ. (119) Except whom your Lord has given mercy
وَلَا يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَAnswer:
"Mercy" is a saying among the people; it is not a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is narrated as being traced back to the Messenger, but it is not authentic. Disagreement does not contain mercy; rather, it contains torment. For this reason, Ibn Mas'ud said, "O my brother, disagreement is evil." However, it is permissible for a person to adopt the opinion for which he has not found a contradicting evidence. If he is a layperson, it is permissible for him to follow the fatwa of the scholar who issued it to him. But if he says that disagreement is mercy and takes whatever he desires or whatever his soul inclines toward, that is not mercy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-109-ولا تنازعوا فتفشلوا|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (45:19)
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