DISAGREEMENT

Disagreement serves as a test. When you have a disagreement with someone, recognize that God has placed you in a delicate trial to see if you are a true believer. Keeping disputes within respectful bounds reflects the nature of true believers. Those who escalate disagreements to destructive levels have undoubtedly strayed from faith and Islam.

When a person keeps disagreements within reasonable limits, there is a chance that during the exchange of ideas, one of them might realize the truth. In this way, the person who was like a lost traveler can find the right path again.

But when a person escalates a disagreement to the point of destruction, the only outcome for them is to fall into the pit of misguidance. Such a person’s mind becomes a factory of negative thoughts. They lose the ability to distinguish between reason and accusation. They cross the line from fair disagreement and enter into unjust dispute. They become oblivious to the sense of God’s accountability. They make their ego their guide. Their goal is no longer to uphold the truth; instead, their own self-interest becomes their only focus. They drift further from God’s mercy and completely fall into Satan’s grasp.

Disagreement is completely natural. However, turning disagreement into destruction is an entirely unjust act. Those who transform disagreement into destruction face a severe risk of falling into God’s punishment. It is possible that in the Hereafter they will be told, ‘Today, you made Satan your guide in worldly life. Now, you have no share in the divine blessings of the Hereafter.’

Maintaining justice during a disagreement opens the door to paradise for a person. Departing from justice and fairness during a disagreement leads a person to the door of hell.