What is the ruling on discussion and argumentation during Hajj?

Al-Hawini: We are a group of young men who performed Hajj this year, and it may happen that we discuss issues and argue about them among ourselves. Is this considered argumentation during Hajj?

The Shaykh : By Allah, this varies depending on the nature of the discussion and argumentation. Before I go into any detail regarding this, I want to say that when Allah, Mighty and Majestic, mentioned in the previous verse: , His saying, Exalted is He, , does not mean absolute argumentation, but rather argumentation with falsehood. For He, Exalted is He, coupled argumentation with lewdness and transgression, and without a doubt, both lewdness and transgression are sins, and major sins during Hajj. It is inconceivable that the meaning of "no argumentation in Hajj" is absolute, meaning even if the argumentation is in the manner of the Quranic etiquette: . If the argumentation is in the best manner, this is something that is necessary in every place and at every time, so that Muslims can understand one another. Now, when the question came regarding a group of pilgrims who discussed, I cannot imagine how the discussion that took place between them was, but I know from experience that many young men, when they discuss, discuss with excessive heat that carries them beyond the limit of moderation and beyond arguing in the best manner. Therefore, I advise our young brothers, especially our brothers who are students of knowledge in general, and our Salafi brothers who follow the Book and the Sunnah in particular, because with my long experience I know that they become very enthusiastic during discussions, to the point that one of them does not know whether the person he is arguing with is older or younger, whether he is more knowledgeable than him, equal to him, or less than him. You find him discussing with him with all heat and all departure from the etiquette of discussion and debate, which reminds us of the like of his saying, peace and blessings be upon him: . And we have often heard from many of these enthusiastic young men, when it is said to one of them, "My brother, you say this statement, and so-and-so the scholar says the opposite, so if you would be patient," he says, "We are men and they are men." And when he says "we are men," the well-known proverb in some lands may apply to him: he defecates before he urinates. He was born today, and he learned today, so how does he dare to say that "we are men and they are men"? They quoted this phrase from some of the Salaf, such as Abu Hanifah, for example, who said: "When disagreement comes from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, we are not obligated to follow one of them over the others, but rather they are men and we are men." Where is this statement that came from this Imam compared to this statement when it comes from someone who perhaps cannot even be called a student of knowledge? Therefore, we advise our young brothers, the students of knowledge, not to become enthusiastic quickly in general—not only in Hajj—but not to become enthusiastic in discussion. Rather, they should be polite, and their aim should be to benefit from others, especially if they are more senior to them in knowledge, understanding, age, and the like. Their aim should not be to impose their opinion on others, but rather to benefit from others what may be added to what they have benefited from themselves.
This is what I can mention on this occasion.