Hatim on Debate: I have good will towards my opponents

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi reported: Hatim al-Asamm, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I have three traits that give me an advantage over my adversary. I rejoice when he is correct, I am saddened when he is wrong, and I guard myself from insulting him.”

Source: Tārīkh Baghdād 9/149

عن الخطيب البغدادي قَالَ حاتم رحمه الله معي ثلاث خصال بها أظهر على خصمي أفرح إذا أصاب خصمي وَأحزن له إذا أخطأ وَأحفظ نفسي لا تتجاهل عَلَيْهِ

9/149 تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي باب العين حرف الواو

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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