Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Misunderstanding about righteous Muslim vs non-Muslim ruler

“A person said: If a righteous Muslim comes into government, he would be better than a non-Muslim. Maulana, what is the misunderstanding in this? Please clarify.”Asked by اقبال عمری, تامل ناڈو

He answers at 51:08 in The Expression of Faith (Izhar e Deen) · 1 min 32 sec

His answer, in his own words
51:08
maulana agla sawal tamil nadu se hai, maulana iqbal umri ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, aik sahab ne farmaya: agar aik naik musalman hukoomat mein aa jaye to ghair muslim se to behtar hoga. maulana, is mein kya mughalta hai, wazeh karen." mughalta yahi hai ke quran o hadees mein koi aisa likha nahi hai. yeh mughalta hai. dekhiye, aik bohat bari nadani se sare musalman mubtala hain ke woh apne mindset se bolte hain, quran ke mindset se nahi.
51:48
koi bhi thought aap ke dil mein aata hai, sab se pehle yeh sochiye: kya quran mein kahin likha hua hai? kya hadees mein kahin aisa hai? nahi to batil hai, woh nahi to batil hai. yeh kahan likha hua hai ke quran quran mein ya hadees mein? kyunke musalman hukoomat mein ho to woh ghair muslim se acha hai. yeh kahan likha hua hai? mere had tak yeh bilkul lago baat hai, baseless baat hai. woh jo aik muhaddis ne kaha tha ke atoniy al-sha'ab min kitab Allah yahi formula hai ke koi bhi shakhs koi baat kahe, usay poochiye: yeh quran ki kis ayat se tumhare sath nikala hai?
52:30
tum ne na nikal paya, woh to batil hai. woh jo quran o hadees mein nahi hai, woh batil hai. mera maslak to yahi hai. maulana, un ka aik aur sawal hai. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, sirf khuda aur akhirat ki baat hoti hai to nafs mein tangi mehsoos hoti hai.
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