The debate of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) with Nimrod and his shift to another proof: Is this called a deviation?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you! In the debate of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) with Nimrod and his shift to another proof, is this called a deviation? Or is a deviation something else?
The Shaykh : No, no, this is not a deviation; rather, this is establishing the clearer proof.
The questioner : Is a deviation only in the context of blame?
The Shaykh : A deviation is when a person deviates and shifts to something else, but now the subject is one.
The questioner : Did he shift from one answer to another answer?
The Shaykh : No, he shifted from one proof to another proof, otherwise the subject is one: the matter of Ibrahim regarding his Lord, and Ibrahim wanted to prove it.
The questioner : What does a deviation mean?
The Shaykh : A deviation means, for example, I am speaking to you about a subject and I say, for example, "Buy me the book al-Mughni," and then you say, "By Allah, the book al-Muhadhdhab is better." Fine, what is this? What is this? This is a deviation: shifting from one subject to another. But shifting from one proof to a stronger one is not a deviation.
The Shaykh : No, no, this is not a deviation; rather, this is establishing the clearer proof.
The questioner : Is a deviation only in the context of blame?
The Shaykh : A deviation is when a person deviates and shifts to something else, but now the subject is one.
The questioner : Did he shift from one answer to another answer?
The Shaykh : No, he shifted from one proof to another proof, otherwise the subject is one: the matter of Ibrahim regarding his Lord, and Ibrahim wanted to prove it.
The questioner : What does a deviation mean?
The Shaykh : A deviation means, for example, I am speaking to you about a subject and I say, for example, "Buy me the book al-Mughni," and then you say, "By Allah, the book al-Muhadhdhab is better." Fine, what is this? What is this? This is a deviation: shifting from one subject to another. But shifting from one proof to a stronger one is not a deviation.