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Why do religious debates make people so defensive? Mufti Abu Layth says debates rarely change minds and feed the ego, so he prefers conversations where people can disagree. Mufti Abu Layth says debating is so wrapped up in the ego that it is not healthy and is not what iman is about. Answer from 9 May 2023 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Converts And The YouTube Dawah Scene | Mufti Abu Layth (at 13:09) A more recent answer on society/dawah-and-debate-culture exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/ Watch on YouTube at 15:07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAG-F3hxCDY&t=907s

<p><b>Why do religious debates make people so defensive?</b></p> <p>Mufti Abu Layth says debates rarely change minds and feed the ego, so he prefers conversations where people can disagree. Mufti Abu Layth says debating is so wrapped up in the ego that it is not healthy and is not what iman is about.</p> <p>Answer from 9 May 2023 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Converts And The YouTube Dawah Scene | Mufti Abu Layth (at 13:09)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on society/dawah-and-debate-culture exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/">How should Muslims engage people with very different views of the religion?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAG-F3hxCDY&amp;t=907s">Watch on YouTube at 15:07</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>