The Etiquette of Disagreement and Its Benefit from the Verse of Admonition
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Question:
In the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic:[An-Nahl 16:125] He asks, may Allah bless you: What is the etiquette of disagreement, and how do we benefit from this verse?
Answer:
If the disagreement is in matters of creed, it is not permissible and is not justified, for creed is not a place for disagreement or independent legal reasoning, because it is based on divine revelation. As for if the difference is in jurisprudential independent legal reasoning according to what appears from the evidence for each scholar, that is a reality. However, we do not remain in disagreement; it is obligatory for us to weigh what we disagreed upon against the Book and the Sunnah. So, we take what is established by the evidence, and we leave what contradicts the evidence. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[An-Nisa 4:59] So Allah has not permitted us to remain in disagreement and say, "There is disagreement in this issue," as some of them, or many of them today, say. If it is said to him, "This is not permissible," he says, "There is disagreement in this issue." Fine, what is the evidence? The criterion is not the disagreement; the criterion is what is established by the evidence from the statements of the scholars. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
In the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic:
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.
ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُAnswer:
If the disagreement is in matters of creed, it is not permissible and is not justified, for creed is not a place for disagreement or independent legal reasoning, because it is based on divine revelation. As for if the difference is in jurisprudential independent legal reasoning according to what appears from the evidence for each scholar, that is a reality. However, we do not remain in disagreement; it is obligatory for us to weigh what we disagreed upon against the Book and the Sunnah. So, we take what is established by the evidence, and we leave what contradicts the evidence. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.
فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/262 — archive.org (5:31)
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