The Best Way to Avoid Disagreement Among the People of the Sunnah
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Question:
He says: Our Shaykh, meaning, if a disagreement arises among the people of the Sunnah in a country, among the brothers, what is the best way to avoid disagreement between them? And if a disagreement occurs, what are the reasons for resolving it, and how should one deal with it so that the circle does not expand?
Answer:
Disagreement is of two types: a blameworthy disagreement, which is contradicting the Book and the Sunnah and adopting opinions that contradict the Book and the Sunnah. This is not permissible. As for disagreement in deriving jurisprudential rulings and exercising independent legal reasoning in them, this is a desired disagreement. There is no doubt that the insights of scholars differ. But even if they differ in branch issues, jurisprudential branch issues, and they have evidence, this does not cause harm. Long ago, the Companions used to differ on some issues, and the four Imams also, and the four jurisprudential schools differed in issues of independent legal reasoning, because the door of independent legal reasoning is open. But this does not cause division among the Muslims; they are brothers. Even if they differ in jurisprudential issues and branch issues, they are brothers. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, Shaykh,
He says: Our Shaykh, meaning, if a disagreement arises among the people of the Sunnah in a country, among the brothers, what is the best way to avoid disagreement between them? And if a disagreement occurs, what are the reasons for resolving it, and how should one deal with it so that the circle does not expand?
Answer:
Disagreement is of two types: a blameworthy disagreement, which is contradicting the Book and the Sunnah and adopting opinions that contradict the Book and the Sunnah. This is not permissible. As for disagreement in deriving jurisprudential rulings and exercising independent legal reasoning in them, this is a desired disagreement. There is no doubt that the insights of scholars differ. But even if they differ in branch issues, jurisprudential branch issues, and they have evidence, this does not cause harm. Long ago, the Companions used to differ on some issues, and the four Imams also, and the four jurisprudential schools differed in issues of independent legal reasoning, because the door of independent legal reasoning is open. But this does not cause division among the Muslims; they are brothers. Even if they differ in jurisprudential issues and branch issues, they are brothers. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, Shaykh,
Source
وصايا مهمة في زمن الفتن 21-11-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (15:20)
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