away from a disastrous debate

A moment Bin Abdul A'la bin Yunus, a faqih Egyptian involvement As the debate with Imam Shafi'i. But unlike usually happens on them has involved debate, Jonah was not angry, even he was very impressed with the attitude As Imam Shafi, until he said, "I see no sensible person exceeds As Shafi'i, I argue with him about a problem in one day, then we parted, and she met me, and hold my hand, then said to me:

"O Abu Musa, Would not we better stay friends even though we disagree on one issue? '"

Regarding the nature of the noble Imam Shafi'i As in the debate Abu Uthman, the son he also once said: "I never once heard someone argue with my father raised his voice." (Tahdzib al-Asma 'wa al Lughat, 1 / 66)

Even bin Ahmad bin Kholid Kholal also own that never mendangar As Imam Shafi said, "When I argue with someone I do not want him to fall to the error. (Tawali At Ta'sis, p.. 65)

As Shafi also said: "I argue not to drop the" (Tahdzib al-Asma wa al Lughat, 1 / 66)

Thus the great scholars while arguing, there is no negative impact from the debate, because they argue for seeking truth, not to debase, to find or retain followers. They are not arguing for is deemed wise (clever), as well as other mundane purposes. Thus, the debate remains within the corridor civilized and moral.

Imam Al Ghazali himself likens that people argue like a man looking for the missing items. He does not distinguish distinguish whether the stuff he found himself or find someone else who helped. He saw the debate opponents as partners, not enemies. He should be grateful if the opponent debate showed him his mistake, as someone who followed a path to search for the missing barangya, but there are other people who told me that he should menepuh another way to get the goods.

Perdabatan are so taken by the Companions, and the High Priests tabi'in earlier. Umar bin Al Khattab radi `anhu himself when reminded by a woman, when he berkhutbah in the general hadpan also stated honestly say when I saw that she was right," Umar is wrong, this woman was right! ". Similarly, Ali quoted `anhu answered the question a man, then there are criticizing him," Not so, O Commander of the Faithful, but so-so. "

Then he said, "You're right, I was wrong." As well as the friends are also consulted about the Hadd for wine drinkers and some problems in faraidh.

Debate devastating

The debate over the people after the time of the Imam passed has changed. Imam Al Ghazali himself strongly criticized those contemporaries with him who did the debate not as a form of cooperation in the search for truth. With amazement, he said, "Look at the debater in the age you are, how their faces turned dark, if it appears al-haq in verbal opponents, as well as their emotions overflowed, then toil, with all the ability to oppose it. How did he denounce pendebatnya her life, then he is not ashamed to equate himself as a friend in sharing to seek the truth.? "(Al-Ihya, 1 / 74)

Debate thus destroying the Muslims themselves, as mentioned in a hadith, "There are no people who stray from the guidance that they are in it, unless they were brought to the debate." (Reported by At-Tirmidhi, hasan saheeh hadeeth)

Perdabatan that aims to debase the other party, or show yourself and look for the world, is the source of the emergence of many immoral.

Imam Al Ghazali mentions several diseases that attack those who throw themselves in this activity:

1. Envy (envy): debater, sometimes winning or losing. Sometimes there is a compliment, sometimes the praise given to his opponent. These conditions can cause a sense of envy in his heart, wanted for his opponent to lose favor, including science, opportunity or other favors.

2.Takabbur and `riya: Those who like to argue with a low profile tujun takabbur will contract the disease. He will try to lower debate opponent, and elevate himself in front of others. Sometimes he gave a statement that his opponent silly, does not understand or have little knowledge. In addition, `riya disease also frequently affects them, because he wanted to show what he felt as excess to humans.

3. Praising yourself: debaters often flatter themselves when debating. Sometimes he says, "I menguasa this science," "I memorized this hadith." This was done to promote what he delivered.

4. Tajassus (disgrace searched): Mancari human genitalia, often accomplished debater against his opponent. Sometimes he was looking for information to the country where his opponents live, to look for bad things from him, that he kept that knowledge to be a provision dropped.

5. Backbiting: Which sometimes can not be avoided from the debaters based on the intention that one is told and spread the opponents weaknesses and shortcomings to others, after he did a debate with someone.

6. Nifaaq: What is meant here is the debater dhahir act contrary to what is in the heart. Debater usually preamble, showing hospitality and excitement when meeting with his opponent, but his true hatred in his heart terbesit large enough.

Now, let us look at life around us. At the office, the environment, even on TV. At least, let us look at ourselves when we decide to debate (both with oral and written). Thus, we can avoid the diseases of the heart that is endangering himself. *