THIRD REMINDER. Monday. ARGUING AND DEBATING IN ISLAM. BismilLahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Please read through the first/second Reminder before one. If you missed any, please request a copy from me. We should respond to their misguided arguments with dignified behavior and engage them in discussion if they demonstrate sincerity, but we should leave them if the discussion descends into bitterness and fruitless debating. If they accept the message of Islam it is good for them, but if they refuse the message they should be left alone. Allah said: If they turn away, then your duty is only to clearly convey the message. Surat An-Nahl 16:82. 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: No, rather he should convey the Sunnah if they might accept it from him, otherwise he should remain silent. Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wal-Ḥikam 1/248 Therefore, we should avoid getting into detailed and rancorous arguments with the followers of other religions or sects within Islam. This will only obscure the beauty of Islam and put us in danger of falling into arrogance, showing off, and hypocrisy. Rather, we must invite people to Islam in the best way and with the best manners. Allah knows best. May Allah keep guiding us all and accept protect us from any satanic influences. Aameen.