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opinion of one jurist concerning another because they are as jealous of one
another as the bulls in the cattle-yard.”
Another is pride and haughtiness. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
said: “He who exalts himself is humbled by Allah.”
The debater persists in exalting himself above his equals and peers and in
claiming for himself a station higher than his worth to the extent that he and his
colleagues fight over their seats in assembly halls and boast about the degree of
their elevation or lowliness as well as their proximity to, or remoteness from the
central seats.
Another is rancor from, which a debater is hardly ever free. The Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, said: “The believer is free from rancor.” Several more
traditions have been related in condemnation of rancor and they are well known.
Yet we do not know of a debater who is capable of entertaining no rancor against
anyone who would nod his head in approval of the words of his adversary, or
who, when the latter pauses in the midst of a sentence, would politely wait for
him. On the contrary he would, whenever he is confronted with such a situation,
another as the bulls in the cattle-yard.”
Another is pride and haughtiness. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
said: “He who exalts himself is humbled by Allah.”
The debater persists in exalting himself above his equals and peers and in
claiming for himself a station higher than his worth to the extent that he and his
colleagues fight over their seats in assembly halls and boast about the degree of
their elevation or lowliness as well as their proximity to, or remoteness from the
central seats.
Another is rancor from, which a debater is hardly ever free. The Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, said: “The believer is free from rancor.” Several more
traditions have been related in condemnation of rancor and they are well known.
Yet we do not know of a debater who is capable of entertaining no rancor against
anyone who would nod his head in approval of the words of his adversary, or
who, when the latter pauses in the midst of a sentence, would politely wait for
him. On the contrary he would, whenever he is confronted with such a situation,