25/10/2025
It is not from the Manhaj of the Salaf to enter in debates with the people of falsehood, for indeed the Muslim does not expose his religion to desires
Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
أَنَا زَعِيمٌ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الْمِرَاءَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُحِقًّا
I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Paradise for one who abandons arguments even if he is right.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 4800, Grade: Sahih
Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
مَا ضَلَّ قَوْمٌ بَعْدَ هُدًى كَانُوا عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أُوتُوا الْجَدَلَ
No people go astray after being guided except that they indulge in arguments.
Then the Prophet recited the verse:
مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًا بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ
They strike an example for you only to argue. Rather, they are a quarrelsome people. (43:58)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3253, Grade: Sahih
Ibrahim Al-Nakha’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
مَا خَاصَمْتُ أَحَدًا قَطُّ
I have never argued with anyone.
Source: Hilyat al-Awliyaʼ 5541
Haytam ibn Jamil reported: I said to Malik, “O servant of Allah, if a man has knowledge of the prophetic tradition (sunnah), should he argue to defend it?” Malik said:
لَا وَلَكِنْ يُخْبِرُ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ قُبِلَ مِنْهُ وَإِلَّا سَكَتَ
No, rather he should convey the Sunnah if they might accept it from him, otherwise he should remain silent.
Source: Jami’ al-‘Ulum wal-Hikam 1/248.