The Condemned Debate and the Praiseworthy Debate
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: What is the reconciliation between the statement of al-Barbahari (may Allah have mercy on him), “It has not reached us that any of our scholars debated or argued,” and what is established regarding al-Shafi'i and Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on both of them), that they debated the people of innovation?
Answer:
The debate that al-Barbahari (may Allah have mercy on him) denied is the debate whose purpose is stubbornness, stirring up fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and causing confusion among the people. As for the debate whose purpose is clarifying the truth and removing ambiguity, this is required at all times. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: What is the reconciliation between the statement of al-Barbahari (may Allah have mercy on him), “It has not reached us that any of our scholars debated or argued,” and what is established regarding al-Shafi'i and Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on both of them), that they debated the people of innovation?
Answer:
The debate that al-Barbahari (may Allah have mercy on him) denied is the debate whose purpose is stubbornness, stirring up fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and causing confusion among the people. As for the debate whose purpose is clarifying the truth and removing ambiguity, this is required at all times. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [503 -560] المناظرة المذمومة والمناظرة المحمودة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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