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Spirit of Worship April 4, 2014 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith No. 354
Quran 4:28 · An-Nisa
Quran 96:19 · Al-Alaq
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 3323
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 18006
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Hadith: Allah loves concessions taken as much as duties
“Ibn Abbas riwayat karte hain, Rasulullah ne farmaya”
5 min 48 sec
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Why Allah loves concessions: mercy for weakness, wheelchair story
“Sochne ki baat yeh hai ke rukhsat par amal karna Allah ko mahboob kyun hai?”
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Refusing a lawful concession ignores Allah's mercy
“Us waqt agar aap rukhsat par amal na karein”
1 min 40 sec
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Wheelchair story: accepting help as accepting Allah's mercy
“Jaise mujhe apna ek waqiya yaad aata hai”
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Using a concession makes worship gratitude-filled
“Yeh saada baat nahi hai, jab aap rukhsat par amal karte hain”
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True worship is connection with Allah, not form
“Asal haqiqat jo hai ibadat ki, woh hota hai ta'alluq billah”
5 min 57 sec
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True worship is the heart's connection, not ritual form
“Yeh jo fiqhi tasawwur hai, saara zor diya jata hai misal par”
2 min 53 sec
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Hajj crowd story: a broken prayer's equal value
“Main Hajj ke liye gaya, Haram ke andar bari bheed hoti hai”
2 min 22 sec
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Fuqaha's endless debates over combining prayers, an example
“Kitni ajeeb cheez hai yeh! Log ajeeb-o-ghareeb behsain karte hain”
5 min 37 sec
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Individual conscience over jurists' rules in choosing concessions
“Kitni ajeeb cheez hai yeh! Log ajeeb-o-ghareeb behsain karte hain”
54 sec
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Only the individual knows when they need a concession
“Woh shakhs jisko ibadat karna hai, jo apna masla janta hai”
2 min 28 sec
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Self-decided concessions produce deeper prayer and reflection
“Jab aap khud sochte hain, khud faisla karte hain”
5 min 14 sec
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Worship as living experience: heart's state over legal form
“Yaad rakhiye, ibadat koi minor type ki cheez nahi hai”
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A concession is a moment of closeness to Allah
“Rukhsat Allah se mazeed qareeb hone ka waqt hai”
1 min 32 sec
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Fifth day's concession-worship surpasses four days of strictness
“Farz kijiye ke char din aap ne azeemat ke mutabiq ibadat ki”
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True measure of worship is the heart's state
“Yaad rakhiye, asal cheez na azeemat hai na rukhsat”