Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Are hobby and habit synonymous and are hobbies bad?

“Are the words hobby and habit synonymous? If yes, then the hobbies people develop in them are also bad. What is your comment on this?”Asked by Khawaja Kaleemuddin, Pennsylvania, USA

He answers at 1:19:12 in Self Correction · 1 min 49 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:19:12
maulana, agla sawal pennsylvania, usa se khwaja kaleemuddin sahib ne kiya hai aur unhone likha hai are the words hobby and habit synonymous? if yes, then the hobbies people develop in them are also bad. maulana, what is your comment on this? main to hobby ka qael nahi hoon. na hobby ka, na habit ka. main to sirf ek hi baat jaanta hoon: soch samajh kar kaam karna. jo cheez soch samajh kar mujhe sahi lage, us ko karna.
1:19:51
nahi to nahi karna. bator hobby karein ya bator habit karein, dono mujhe yaani dono mujhe yaani value less maloom hote hain. koi value nahi duniya mein, na aakhirat mein.
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