Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Explanation of Hadith Qudsi and its narration

“Explain Hadith Qudsi. Did the Prophet used to say that this is a Qudsi Hadith before narrating it?”Asked by Jami' al-Iqtir, Delhi

He answers at 1:00:43 in Pillars of Western Thought · 51 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:00:43
agla sawal dilli se hai. jami ul qatra sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "hadith qudsi ki wazahat kari n. kya hadith bayan karne se pehle prophet yeh farmate the ke yeh yeh qudsi hadith hai?" dekhiye, yeh usloob ki baat hai. yeh yeh dekhein, rasool allah farmate the ke hadith qudsi hai. is ka usloob batata hai ke hadith qudsi hai. yaani jab woh hadith allah ki taraf se ho to woh hadith qudsi hai. rasool allah ki taraf se ho to aam hadith hai. woh
1:01:19
yaani kai hadisein aisi aati hain kitabon mein jo rasool allah ne bayan farmayin, lekin woh allah ki taraf se hain. to woh is ko hadith qudsi kaha jata hai. maulana, agla sawal lete hain. agla sawal aaya hai mumbai se tabrez sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahab, tolerance and patience are words which are always found in your writings and speeches.
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