Assalamu Alaykum! On my last video I said, "I think debate culture has been one of the worst things to happen to Muslims in modern times."
I made a mistake.
I said, "I think"
Actually this is incorrect. To be fair, I don't really have an opinion or a lot of emotion invested in this topic. "My" opinion is wholly informed by what the Scholars have said.
Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi' and Imam Ahmad think that lay people should not engage in debating, and that it should be reserved for the Scholars.
. . .and just to make sure that I cover all my bases:
Both Imam Ghazali AND Imam Ibn Taymiyyah also said that lay Muslims should not be engaging in debating and that it should be left to Scholars.
I don't really have my own opinion on this. To be honest, if even one of the above 6 said that laypeople should not debate then I wouldn't debate. (It's kind of ironic that this topic itself is on the verge of becoming a debate, haha.)
So anyways, please forgive me for coming across as rude if I do not respond to comments on this topic. It's not that I don't value your input I just am really committed to not debating. It scares me to be honest. What if I say something about the Deen that is untrue?
So, instead of us having a debate about debating, please go to your local masjid, ask the Imam what madhab he follows and then ask them what the madhab says about debating. Please direct your conversation to people that are more knowledgeable than me. I am wholly unqualified to be engaging in any debates about anything related to the Deen.
And if the Imam tells you something that clarifies a point and you believe that I am incorrect and wrong about my stance, then please inform me. I am 100% open to learning from people who actually have knowledge.
Truly though, it was not my intention to belittle any of the Dawah work that brothers are doing around the world. Every engagement is not debate, and I understand the difference between debate and answering the questions of sincere Truth-Seekers.
The Muslim Minority of Japan
Assalamu Alaykum! On my last video I said, "I think debate culture has been one of the worst things to happen to Muslims in modern times."
I made a mistake.
I said, "I think"
Actually this is incorrect. To be fair, I don't really have an opinion or a lot of emotion invested in this topic. "My" opinion is wholly informed by what the Scholars have said.
Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi' and Imam Ahmad think that lay people should not engage in debating, and that it should be reserved for the Scholars.
. . .and just to make sure that I cover all my bases:
Both Imam Ghazali AND Imam Ibn Taymiyyah also said that lay Muslims should not be engaging in debating and that it should be left to Scholars.
I don't really have my own opinion on this. To be honest, if even one of the above 6 said that laypeople should not debate then I wouldn't debate. (It's kind of ironic that this topic itself is on the verge of becoming a debate, haha.)
So anyways, please forgive me for coming across as rude if I do not respond to comments on this topic. It's not that I don't value your input I just am really committed to not debating. It scares me to be honest. What if I say something about the Deen that is untrue?
So, instead of us having a debate about debating, please go to your local masjid, ask the Imam what madhab he follows and then ask them what the madhab says about debating. Please direct your conversation to people that are more knowledgeable than me. I am wholly unqualified to be engaging in any debates about anything related to the Deen.
And if the Imam tells you something that clarifies a point and you believe that I am incorrect and wrong about my stance, then please inform me. I am 100% open to learning from people who actually have knowledge.
Truly though, it was not my intention to belittle any of the Dawah work that brothers are doing around the world. Every engagement is not debate, and I understand the difference between debate and answering the questions of sincere Truth-Seekers.
Have a blessed weekend.
Assalamu alaykum!
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