Shafi’i on Debate: Best answer to a fool is silence
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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