What is the opinion of Islamic law and the position of scholars regarding the saying, "The اختلاف (disagreement/difference of opinion) among scholars is a mercy for the Ummah"?
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The phrase "The اختلاف (disagreement) of my Ummah is a mercy" is a fabricated, forged with no basis. Ibn Hazm refuted the saying that disagreement is a mercy, because it would necessitate that agreement is a wrath, which is false. The blameworthy disagreement is that which is deliberate and tends towards disunity and abandoning the Qur'an and . As for disagreement arising from (independent reasoning) in matters where evidence is absent or equally balanced, it is considered a breadth and a mercy.
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