Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (720) | One of the requirements of justice with the violator
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Among the requirements of justice when dealing with an opponent:
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In order for justice to be realized with an opponent,
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One must adhere to the following:
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First:
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Sincerity to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, when critiquing an opponent,
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And the intention of clarifying the truth.
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Second:
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Understanding the various types of disagreement,
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Distinguishing between what is permissible and what is not,
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And between matters of secondary detail and matters of fundamental principle,
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And so on.
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Third:
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Avoiding the magnification of an opponent’s slips.
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Fourth:
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Neither denying nor neglecting the virtues of an opponent;
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Rather, you acknowledge their correctness when they are right in a matter,
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And you consider the preponderance of their virtues when they are great and numerous,
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To the extent that their slips vanish into the sea of those virtues.
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Fifth:
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Excusing the opponent due to their ignorance, their independent reasoning (ijtihad), or their interpretation,
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Or because a misconception has arisen for them,
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Or because the proof has not been established against them,
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While striving to enlighten them throughout all of this.
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Sixth:
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Balancing the benefits and harms when critiquing an opponent,
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And adhering to wisdom and fair preaching when critiquing them and guiding them to the truth.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.