Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Worship without knowledge as habit

“If worship is not accompanied by knowledge (ma'rifah), will it also be considered a habit?”Asked by مولانا اقبال عمری, چنئی

He answers at 1:09:13 in Self Correction · 2 min 44 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:09:13
maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment parhna chahenge jo abhi abhi doha, qatar se abdul basit umri sahib ne bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai ke maulana, aaj ke lecture se bohat zyada clarity mili. tauba qareeb ko aaj hi pehli bar samjha. jazak Allah khair. maulana, agla sawal maulana iqbal umri ne bheja hai chennai se aur unhon ne likha hai: maulana, ibadat bhi jab marifat ke sath na ho to woh bhi aadat shumar ki jayegi. ibadat aur aadat mein kya farq hai? is ki wazahat karen. to main ne hadith suna di aap ko ke hadith mein aata hai ke aadmi ibadat karta hai, ibadat karta hai, ibadat karta hai.
1:10:04
wala yujza illa bi qadr aqli bas aadat wali ibadat ki nafi is mein hai ke bata aadat ibadat karta hai, karta rehta hai, karta rehta hai lekin kuch milta nahi us ko. shaoor wali ibadat jab kare ga to is is mein uska faida mile ga. main to nahi samajhta ke aadat ke taur par ibadat karenge, Allah khush ho jayega. kaisa ajeeb ghareeb tasawwur hai in logon ka Allah ke bare mein ke bata aadat hai, aap ibadat karen aur Allah khush ho raha hai. yun kehne ke Allah ko sirf form chahiye. yaad rakhiye, yeh Allah ka underestimation hai ke woh form se khush ho jayega.
1:10:47
quran mein saaf saaf hai ke lana Allah alhum wala damao wala kin taqwa minkum tumhara gosht aur khoon nahi pohanchta Allah taala ko. taqwa pohanchta hai, dil ka taqwa. ek lakh rupay, ek lakh ka bakra, pachas aur das lakh ka bakra log qurbani karte hain to kya aap samajhte hain ke Allah khush ho jayega is se? lana Allah alhum wala damao wala kin taqwa minkum tumhara tumhari qurbani ka gosht aur khoon nahi pohanchta Allah taala ko, balkay taqwa pohanchta hai. is ka matlab kya hua ke in terms of quantity Allah nahi dekhta kamon cheezon ko.
1:11:33
Allah taala jo hai, aap ke amal ko in terms of quantity nahi dekhta, woh in terms of quality dekhta hai. yani bait par kamiyat nahi dekhta, balkay bait par کیفیت dekhta hai. maulana, agla sawal dilli se kiya hai miss naghma siddiqui ne aur unhon ne aapse poocha hai ke What is the relationship of محاسبہ and تزکیہ especially in changing bad habits?
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