Question
I was trying to convince a person that the chickens are haraam. I showed him all the evidence, but he irrationally refused to accept the facts. What should one say to such an obstinate man?
Answer
Our advice is that you should not discuss with intransigent persons who suffer from the malady of brain-density. Despite him having read all the evidence, he proved that he read same with SANHA/MJC blinkers on his eyes, hence he only remembers the criticism, not the facts. With a person of this type of bias, you are flogging a dead horse. Imaam Ghazaali (rahmatullah alayh) said that one should not speak to two types of persons: A Ghabi and a Mu-aanid. Ghabi is a person who is naturally dense in the brains. He is plain stupid. The more you try to convince him, the more obstinate he will become like a mule or a donkey. Mu-aanid is a biased person who will react spitefully and who is blind to the truth. The Qur'aanic instruction for us when we meet such mules is: "When they (the Mu'mineen) hear laghw (futility, stupidity, Sanha-MJC drivel), they turn away from it, and they say: 'For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Salaam on you, we do not follow the jaahileen" (such as the criminals who halaalize carrion).
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 19 No 06
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- 3
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