Abu Dawud

Benefits and Issues:
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By (al-mirāʼ) is meant arguing and expressing doubt.
Therefore, to engage in such debate and argumentation regarding Qur’anic verses that leads to denial of any part or creates doubt and suspicion is forbidden (haram) and disbelief (kufr).

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For issues that can be resolved, one should refer to trustworthy and well-grounded scholars to ascertain the correct meaning and understanding.
It is necessary to avoid pursuing ambiguous matters (mutashabihat), and as much as possible, those who create doubts, suspicions, and tribulations (fitnah) should be convinced with clear proofs, and the general public should be kept away from them.

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From the aforementioned ahadith, it is evident that those who deliberately incite tribulation (fitnah) among the people are dangerous for the Ummah.
The ways to prevent this fitnah are: boycotting the people of desires (ahl al-ahwaʼ);
avoiding getting entangled in all their words and absurd matters; refraining from actions that spread hatred in society; and, for those who are not fitnah-mongers, explaining their mistakes to them with wisdom.

Hadith Authentication:
Its chain is hasan (good).
◄ Ibn Hibban [73], Al-Hakim [2؍223 ح2882], and Al-Dhahabi—all three have declared it authentic.
Its narrator, Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Alqamah Al-Laythi, was considered trustworthy (thiqah) by the majority of hadith scholars, thus he was truthful and his hadith are hasan (good), and the rest of the chain is authentic.

Jurisprudence of the Hadith:
➊ By «مراء» (disputes) is meant to argue about the verses of the Noble Qur’an on the basis of doubt and suspicion, or to set verses against each other, thereby creating doubts and suspicions in the Book of Allah.
➋ To have doubt about the Noble Qur’an is disbelief (kufr).
➌ Setting Qur’anic verses against each other and declaring them invalid is disbelief (kufr) and forbidden (haram); therefore, the people of Islam must always avoid such actions.
➍ Whoever, for the understanding of the Noble Qur’an, refers to authentic hadith (ahadith sahihah), the traditions of the Companions and Followers (athar of the Sahabah and Tabi‘in), and the pious predecessors (salaf salihin), is, by the grace and mercy of Allah, protected from all kinds of disbelief, misguidance, innovations (bid‘at), and errors.
➎ Just as setting the Qur’an against the Qur’an is disbelief (kufr) and forbidden (haram), likewise, setting authentic hadith (ahadith sahihah) against the Qur’an is also forbidden (haram) and false (batil).
➏ All the disbelievers (kuffar) and misguided ones (those who innovate, those who are astray, those who mislead) in the world are of two types:
① They doubt or deny that the Noble Qur’an is the speech of Allah.
② They set the Qur’an against the Qur’an, or set authentic hadith against the Qur’an, thereby denying the religion of Islam and opening the doors of disbelief (kufr) and misguidance. May Allah, the Exalted, protect all Muslims from the evil of these people. «آمين»