Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Legitimacy of using hadith to justify luxury

“Those who accumulate more material possessions and live a life of ease and comfort argue that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said that God likes to see the effect of His blessings on His servant. To what extent is it correct to use this kind of argument regarding material possessions?”Asked by Mr. Abdul Latif, Karachi

He answers at 1:08:59 in God Particle · 1 min 50 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:08:59
Maulana, agla sawal Karachi Pakistan se hai Abdul Latif sahab ka. Unhon ne likha hai: "Jo log apne ird gird ziyada maadi saaz o saman jama kar lete hain aur aaram o suhoolat ki zindagi guzarte hain, wo log yeh daleel dete hain ke Nabi اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ne farmaya ke Allah is baat ko pasand karta hai ke woh apne bando par un nematon ka asar dekhe jo us ne apne bando par kiya hai." Maulana sahab, maadi saaz o saman ke mutaliq is qism ki daleel dena kis had tak sahi hai? Yeh daleel nahi hai, to mazak hai. Yeh koi daleel hai ? Bilkul yeh sab jhooti baat hai. Ek hadith mein, ek hadith ko misuse karna hai, yeh ek hadith ko yeh misuse karna hai.
1:09:57
Bahut hi ziyada yeh log jo hain, yani Allah Ta'ala ke, hum mein samajhta hoon ke in ki flogging hogi bas aur kuch nahi. Koi poocha nahi jayega, sirf flogging hogi ke tum ne ajeeb o ghareeb tor par apni khwahish ko Quran se kaise nikal liya? Yani is ka poocha nahi jayega, kuch sirf khara khara kar ke flogging ki jayegi. Kyunke woh sincere nahi hain, warna aise aise huzoor baatein na kare. Woh Yeh sab dekhiye, jo in sincerity ke in sincere mind se jo baatein nikalti hain, is ka jawab flogging hota hai, is ka jawab daleel nahi hua karta hai.
1:10:36
Mujhe is mein zara bhi shaq nahi ke jo log aisi baat kehte hain, Allah Ta'ala ke haan jab woh pohnchen ge to wahan un ki flogging ki jayegi aur aur koi un ko jawab nahi diya jayega. Maulana, agla sawal Hyderabad se aaya hai Zeeshan sahab ka
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