Deliberating without knowledge on social media and arguing with insults
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Question:
He says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, what is your guidance for one who delves into matters without knowledge, whether they are political, national, or religious, through social media, and engages in dialogue and argument, sometimes going so far as to insult those who disagree with him? Fahd al-Zahrani asks.
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:125] Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, what is your guidance for one who delves into matters without knowledge, whether they are political, national, or religious, through social media, and engages in dialogue and argument, sometimes going so far as to insult those who disagree with him? Fahd al-Zahrani asks.
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:
and argue with them in a way that is best
وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 01-11-1438هـ — af.org.sa (19:09)
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