Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Permissibility of dua for other faiths

“Is it permissible to do dua for people of other faiths? What should be asked in dua for them? Can one pray for their good health, their joy, and if they are sick, they recover, and that they should be guided to the right path?”Asked by عمران, دہلی

He answers at 53:08 in Paradise as A Goal · 1 min 30 sec

His answer, in his own words
53:08
Maulana, yeh agla sawal kya hai? Imran ne Delhi se: "Is it permissible to do dua for people of other faiths? What should be asked in dua for them?" "Can one pray for their good health, their joy, and if they are sick, they recover, or that they should be guided to the right path?" Dekhein, dua jo hai, sab se pehle woh insaan ki apni, yani well wishing, khair khwahi ka saboot hota hai. Woh to karna hi karna hai, har aik ko karna hai. Aap ko is mein aap ko farq nahi karna hai, apne aur ghair ka farq nahi karna hai. Paighambaron ne dua ki har aik ke liye barabar.
53:58
To dua, dua to aadmi ke apne well wishing, is is spirit ka aik manifestation hai. Khair khwahi ka jo jazba hai aadmi ke andar, us ka aik izhaar aik aadmi dua karta hai. Woh har aik ke liye hoga, har aik ke liye hoga. Hatta ke aik animal aaag road par tarp raha ho, us ke liye aap dua kar sakte hain: "Khuda, us ki koi mil jaye, us ki jo barf patti kar de, us ki." To dua to aap ke khair khwahi ke jazbe ka izhaar hai, us ka expression hai. Woh to zaroor hogi agar khair khwahi maujood hai aadmi ke andar.
54:38
Aur yeh sabit hai ke paighambaron ne har aik ke liye dua ki, har aik ke liye. Maulana, inhi ka agla sawal hai: "If the prophet did dua for people of other faiths, can you please mention what sort of things he asked for in the duas?
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