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18-03-2024 |09 Ramaḍān 1445 AH

The Dispute

Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘No sooner do a people go astray than they exaggerate in dispute.

رسولُ اللّٰهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): ما ضَلَّ قَومٌ إلّا أوْثَقواالجَدَلَ.

Reference: ’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 138, no. 52]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Avoid dispute, for it brings about doubt.

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إيّاكُم والجِدالَ؛ فإنّه يُورِثُ‏الشَّكَّ .

Reference: ’[al-Khisal, p. 615, no. 10]

Description: Imam al-’Askari (a.s.) narrated, ‘The subject of disputing about religion was mentioned in the presence of al-Sadiq (a.s.), and that the Prophet (S) and the infallible Imams (a.s.) prohibited it. So al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘He never prohibited it absolutely, but only prohibited dispute in ways that are not the best.’[Ibid. no. 2]

الإمامُ العسكريُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ذُكرَ عند الصّادقِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) الجِدالُ في الدِّينِ، وأنّ رسولَ اللّه‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) والأئمّةَ المعصومينَ (عَلَيهِمُ الّسَلامُ ( قد نَهَوا عنه، فقالَ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَم يُنْهَ عنهُ مطلَقا، لكنَّهُ نهي عنِ الجِدالِ بغيرِ الّتي هِي أحسَنُ.

Reference: ’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 145, no. 2]