Ahmad ibn Hanbal reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, heard some people arguing and he said, “By Allah! These are not but people who are bored with worship and they found speaking easier upon them than acting. Their piety diminished and thus they speak.” Source: al-Zuhd li-Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal 1546 عن أحمد …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: A group was sitting by the door of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and some of them said, “Did Allah not say this?” Others said, “Did Allah not say this?” The Prophet heard that and he came out, his face red with anger like a pomegranate seed. The …
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Al-Ajurri reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I have never seen a jurist indulge argumentation. The believer does not debate with the foolish, not does he argue. He spreads the wisdom of Allah. If it is accepted, he praises Allah. If it is rejected, he praises Allah.” Source: Akhlāq al-‘Ulamā’ lil-Ajurrī …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not acquire knowledge to impress the scholars, nor to argue with the fools, and do not seek the best seat in the gathering by it. Whoever does so, then to the Hellfire, the Hellfire!” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 254 Grade: Sahih …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever supports a disputant in wrongdoing, or helps in wrongdoing, he will be subject to the wrath of Allah until he removes himself.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 2320 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ …
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Ibn ‘Abd al-Hakam reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Among the degradation of knowledge is that you debate everyone who debates you, or you argue with everyone who argues with you.” And he said, “Knowledge is ignorance to the people of ignorance, just as ignorance is ignorance to the people of knowledge.” …
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Ibn ‘Asakir reported: Shabib ibn Shaybah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever hears a word he disapproves, he should be silent. What he disapproves will cease. If he answers it, he will hear more of what he disapproves.” Source: Tārīkh Dimashq 73/132 عن ابن عساكر قال شبيب بن شيبة رحمه الله من سمع …
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Abu Yusuf reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Know that Allah has servants who cause some falsehood to die out by ignoring it and they give life to the truth by mentioning it.” Source: Kitāb al-Kharrāj 1/23 عن أبي يوسف عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قال وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ …
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‘Imran ibn Husayn reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Among what I fear most for you are the debates of hypocrites with a knowledgeable tongue.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 80 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْوَفُ …
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Abu Juhaym reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Quran is recited in seven ways. Do not argue over the Quran, for arguing over the Quran is an act of unbelief.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 17199 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عن أبي جُهَيْمٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Arguing over the Quran is an act of unbelief.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4603 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi Al-Munawi said, “Meaning, one doubts it contains the word of Allah, or indulges the debate over whether it is new or ancient, or …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: We were sitting in front of the door of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and we were debating, bringing this verse and bringing this verse. The Prophet came out to us red with anger, as if a pomegranate seed had burst on his face. The Prophet …
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Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Paradise, a house in the middle of Paradise, and a house in the highest part of Paradise for one who gives up arguing even if he is right, who gives up lying …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the servant does not entirely have faith until he abandons lying even while joking, and he abandons arguing even if he is truthful.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 8566 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani عَنْ …
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Miskin Abi Fatimah reported: ‘Ata al-Salimi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “We have heard that lusts and whims can even overpower knowledge, reason, and eloquence.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 8574 عن مِسْكِين أبي فَاطِمَة قال عَطَاء السَّلِيمِيّ رحمه الله بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ الشَّهْوَةَ وَالْهَوَى يَغْلِبَانِ الْعِلْمَ وَالْعَقْلَ وَالْبَيَانَ 8574 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم
Hisham reported: Muhammad ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Do not sit with the people of whims, do not debate them, and do not listen to them.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 404 عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ محمد بْنِ سِيرِين رحمه الله قَالَ لَا تُجَالِسُوا أَصْحَابَ الْأَهْوَاءِ وَلَا تُجَادِلُوهُمْ وَلَا تَسْمَعُوا مِنْهُمْ 404 سنن الدارمي …
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Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani reported: Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Be on guard from three traits: beware of the gates of rulers, beware of sitting with the people of whims, and keep working for yourself, as independence is part of wellness.” In another narration, Abu Qilabah said, “Do not sit with the people …
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Al-Haytam ibn Jamil reported: I said to Malik, “O servant of Allah, if a man has knowledge of the Sunnah, should he argue to defend it?” Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “No, rather he should convey the Sunnah if they might accept it from him, otherwise he should remain silent.” Source: Jāmi’ …
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Abu Nu’aym reported: Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If Allah wills goodness for a servant, He opens the door of action and closes the door of disputation. If Allah wills harm for a servant, He closes the door of action and opens the door of disputation.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 13021 عن …
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Imam al-Shafi’i, may Allah be pleased with him, said in his poetry, “If a fool speaks to you, do not answer him, for the best answer is silence. If you speak to him, you have delighted him. If you leave him, he nearly dies in anguish.” Source: Dīwān al-Imām al-Shāfi’ī 38 Al-Ajurri said about the …
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