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prophet said : Don't quarrel with your brother, don't but jokes with him and don't break promise with him. He said : Give up . protest as you will to understand its contrivance and you will not be safe from its dangers. He who keeps away from disputing a false thing will have a place built for him in the middle of paradise. The Prophet said : The first thing which my Lord promised me and the first thing which He prohibited me is idol worship and to dispute with the people after drinking wine. He also said : God does not misguide a people after they are guided except for quarrels and disputes. He said : The faith of one not known does not give up dispute knowing his opinion as true. He said : The faith of a man is known who has got in him six qualities — (1) to fast in summer, (2) to strike with sword the enemies of God, (3) to pray in haste in days of tempeat, (4) to bear patience in dangers and difficulties, (5) to complete ablution even against will, (6) and to give up quarrel knowing it to be true.
Hazrat Jubair said once to his son : Don't dispute with the people about the Quran, as you will not be able tQ make them under and.
Hold fast to the ways of the Prophet. Caliph Omar-b- Abdul Aziz said : He who presents his religion with the object of making quarrels, changes his opinion most. A certain wise man said :
God does not misguide a people after guidance except for quarrels and disputes, imam Malek said : To dispute about religious mattes does not appertain to religion. He said : Dispute makes the heart hard and generates hatred. Luqman said to his son : Don't dispute with the learned. If there is dispute with anybody, it is compensated by two rak'ats of prayer. Hazrat Qmar said : Don't acquire knowledge for three objects — (1 ) to dispute by learning, (2) to take pride by learning, (3) and to show learning to the people. Don't give up learning for three reasons — (1) to feel shame to acquire learning, (2) to get leisure for renunciation of the world, (3) and to remain satisfied with ignorance.

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Jesus Christ said : The beauty of one goes away who speaks too much falsehood. The gentle manners of one goes away who disputes with the people. He whose thoughts are many is attacked with illness. He whose conduct is bad punishes his soul.

(5> Disputes about wealth and properties: Another harm of tongue is disputes about properties. The Prophet said : The greatest object of hatred to God is he who holds greatest disputes

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about properties. He said : Who disputes about properties with another out of ignorance, remains always in the displeasure of God till he becomes silent. A certain wise man said : Don't dispute about properties as it destroy religion.