Guidelines for Responding to Those Who Disagree
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Question:
And this person asks: What is your view on responding to those who disagree? Is it always prescribed, given that we see some responses cause division and discord?
Answer:
The response must come from a scholar, and the scholar knows how to respond. He gives a response that does not cause division or discord. If the one responding is from the people of knowledge, he responds in a way that does not cause division or discord. There is no denunciation, no defamation, no vindictiveness, and no repulsive manner. First, the response must come from a competent scholar who knows how to respond.
Second, if the response is made with truth and clarification of the error, no one should be distressed by it or become angry. The believer rejoices when the truth is clarified to him; he does not defend his own opinion, nor does he consider the one who responded to him his enemy. Rather, he is an advisor to him. The one who responded to him is an advisor to him.
And an advisor to the Ummah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 4197Sahih (Darussalam) So the one who does not respond with truth and correct clarification is not an advisor to Allah, nor to His Book, nor to His Messenger, nor to the Muslim Ummah and the common people. If he leaves the error and does not respond to it, and this error spreads among the people, he is not an advisor. Yes.
And this person asks: What is your view on responding to those who disagree? Is it always prescribed, given that we see some responses cause division and discord?
Answer:
The response must come from a scholar, and the scholar knows how to respond. He gives a response that does not cause division or discord. If the one responding is from the people of knowledge, he responds in a way that does not cause division or discord. There is no denunciation, no defamation, no vindictiveness, and no repulsive manner. First, the response must come from a competent scholar who knows how to respond.
Second, if the response is made with truth and clarification of the error, no one should be distressed by it or become angry. The believer rejoices when the truth is clarified to him; he does not defend his own opinion, nor does he consider the one who responded to him his enemy. Rather, he is an advisor to him. The one who responded to him is an advisor to him.
And an advisor to the Ummah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Religion is sincerity (An-Nasihah).' They said: 'To whom, O Messenger of Allah?' he said: 'To Allah, to His Book, to His Messenger, to the imams of the Muslims, and to their common folk
الدين النصيحه قلنا لمن يا رسول الله؟ قال لله ولكتابه ولرسوله ولائمه المسلمين وعامتهم
Source
[و لا تتبعوا السبل فتفرق بكم عن سبيله] — alfawzan.live (46:34)
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