The Prohibition of Discussing, Debating, and Arguing about Allah

“Discuss the creation of Allah, but refrain from discussing about Allah. Verily, discussing about Allah causes nothing but confusion.”

“Discuss about anything, but do not discuss about Allah.”

“Mention Allah’s Greatness as you wish, but do not discuss His Essence, as He is greater than anything you may mention.”

The Messenger of Allah (SA) joined a gathering of his companions, and asked them: “Why have you gathered?” They replied: “We have gathered to mention our Lord and to ponder upon His Greatness.” Thus, the Prophet (sw)…

O son of Adam! If a bird ate you heart, it would not fill him. If your eye was placed with a hole of a needle it would certainly be covered. And yet you seek to understand the heavens and the earth by means of your heart…

He who is guided by the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alteration of the night and the day, and the sailing of the ships, and the sun and the moon, and all the other amazing signs of Allah, should know…

Discuss about anything but the Throne. And discuss about anything other than what is above the Throne. A group once conversed about the Essence of Allah, the Mighty and High. They became so bewildered that when someone…

I asked Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) something about Divine Unity. He lifted his hands up to Heaven and said: “Exalted is Allah, the Supreme [Jabbar]. Verily, whoever speculates about Divine Unity will be destroyed.”

“If the statement ends with Allah, the Mighty and High, then abstain.”

“O Muhammad! Always use logic with the people until they start discussing the Essence of Allah. When you hear them talking about that say: There is no god but Allah, the One, and nothing whatsoever is like unto Him.”

O Ziyad! Beware of quarrels. Verily, its legacy is doubt and the loss of good deeds. A quarrelling person gets ruined. It may be that he talks about something for which he will not be forgiven. Verily, he may become lie…

Verily, there was a group of people before you cast aside the knowledge they were granted, and sought knowledge that was not granted to them. Hence, they did not stop questioning until they asked about what was above…

“Abandon speculating about Allah. Verily, speculating about Allah does nothing but lead astray. Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, cannot be perceived by vision, and the reports cannot reach Him.”

”Be ware of speculation about Allah. Verily, speculation about Allah does nothing but lead astray. Allah, the Mighty and high, cannot be perceived by vision, and He cannot be attributed with measure.”

“Fear Allah, revere Him and do not say what we do not say, for verily, if you say one thing, and we say another, then you will die and so shall we. Then Allah will raise you from death, and as He will raise us. Thus, you…

“Verily, this Ummah will not be ruined until they stat discussing (the nature of) their Lord.”

“Beware of discussing about Allah. Discuss His Reverence, but do not discuss His Essence. Verily, discussing Allah does nothing but lead astray.

I asked Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS): “Verily, the people in our presence are talking increasingly about the attributes of Allah. What should we say? So, he (AS) replied, “It is abhorred [makruh]. Do you not hear Allah, the…

“Verily, there was once a great king started to discuss the Essence of the Lord, Blessed and Exalted be He. As a result, he went missing, and it is not know what became of him.

“Beware of speculating about Allah. However, if you intend to see Allah’s magnificence, then look towards the magnificence of His Creation.

I heard him saying that, “Quarrelling destroys religion, puts an end to good deeds, and leaves nothing but doubt as its heir.”

“The quarrelers are ruined while the submitters are saved. Verily, the submitters are the noble ones.”

“The only ones who quarrel in matters of faith are those who lack piety or who are assailed by doubts.”

O Abu `Ubaydah! Beware of quarrelers and those who relate lies about us. Verily, they have left what they were ordered to learn and seek from the knowledge of Heaven. O Abu `Ubaydah! Mould people with morals and pursue…

The Messenger of Allah (s.w) said: “Beware of arguing wit every maniac. Verily, every maniac dictates his proof till the end of his time (death). When his life cameos to an end, his mischief will cause him to burn in the…

“...neither the well-versed nor the ignorant should speak about it, for indeed, its sin is greater than its benefit.”

I asked Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS): “What is the proof of Allah over the servants?” He (AS) answered, “They should only say what they know, and refrain from saying what they know not.”

“Abstaining from annoying (others with arguments) and desisting from shouting increase one’s sustenance.”

“Guide your friends to hold their tongues, abandon religious quarrel, and strive to serve Allah, the Mighty and High.”

“the only ones who quarrel are those who are assailed with doubts or who are devoid of piety.”

“The debaters of this sect are the most evil of all the categories.”

“O Mufaddal! Whoever speculates about the state of Allah is ruined, and whoever seeks power is ruined as well.”

Prophet (s.w) said: “Allah has cursed the ones who cheapen religion. They are those who quarrel for the sole purpose of refuting truth with falsehood.”

Messenger of Allah (sw) said: “I am the leader of the Highest House in Paradise, the leader of the Medium House in Paradise, and the leader of the House in the Garden of Paradise, for all those who refrain from vain…

“No one quarrels except for the one whose chest is narrowed.”