Ettiquettes of asking questions

1⃣. Asking Deen-related questions is an act of worship, as Allāh ﷻ said: ﴿فَسۡـَٔلُوۤا۟ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّكۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ﴾ "Ask those who have knowledge ˹of the Scriptures˺ if you do not know." [Surah An-Naḥl: 43] Therefore, we must ask questions sincerely, seeking Allāh’s reward. 2⃣. Our motive behind asking questions should be to uplift ignorance from ourselves 3⃣. Even if we already know the answer, it may be encouraged to ask in order for others to benefit. - Reflect on the ḥadīth of Jibreel. - The Companions would look forward to intelligent bedouins coming to ask questions to the Prophet ﷺ 4⃣. We should ask relevant questions relating to actual occurences and avoid hypothetical questions. - It's okay to discuss hypothetical questions in scholarly settings/study circles 5⃣. We should not ask scholars questions seeking to strike one Fatwa with another. For example, one should not ask a scholar and then inform him that his view contradicts that of another scholar; this is not from good manners. - Scholars are people of ijtihād and they are entitled to their views. The Fatwa of one scholar is not binding upon another. 6⃣. We must avoid questions which stir Fitnah - The teacher should refrain from answering such questions if he/she perceives that the questioner wants to stir Fitnah - If your question is not answered, perhaps it's due to the above reason, so don't be frustrated with your teacher. 7⃣. We must adopt good manners when presenting questions and express them in the best way - There are specific books written on this subject, i.e. etiquettes of asking and responding to questions 8⃣. After learning of the correct view in a particular matter, we should remain humble and avoid belittling the views of other scholars - Scholars are not infallible, they can make mistakes.