Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of 'muztar' in prayer acceptance

“You wrote in your book Al-Islam that 'muztar' (one in distress) his prayer is immediately accepted by Allah, while for other believers, righteous deeds are also needed for acceptance. What is meant by 'muztar'? Please clarify.”Asked by Shah Nawaz Zafar, Delhi

He answers at 54:04 in Realistic Approach 30 March, 2014 · 2 min 3 sec

His answer, in his own words
54:04
Maulana, agla sawal Shahnawaz Zafar sahib ne kiya hai Delhi se. Unhon ne likha hai: "Aap ne apni kitaab Al-Islam mein likha hai ke mustar yani jo iztirab ki halat mein ho, us ki dua Allah immediately qabool karta hai aur deegar momin ki dua ki qabooliyat ke liye amal saleh bhi chahiye. Yahan mustar se murad kya hai? Is ko wazeh karein." Dekhein, jab aadmi iztirari ki halat mein hota hai to apne helplessness ka tajurba karta hai. Woh ajz ka, ajz ka tajurba aur ajz ka tajurba haqeeqatan kisi ko ho jaye to Allah se bohat qurbat ho jati hai. Bas waqt yani apne ajz ko daryaft karo aur Allah se qareeb ho jao.
55:06
Musalamanon mein to mein ne kisi ko paya nahi jis ne apne ajz ko daryaft kiya ho, chahe mustar ho ya molvi. Koi mujhe nahi mila, ek bhi nahi mila. Agar kahin hai to mujhe us ki khabar nahi. Choonke ajz ki daryaft hi nahi hui to qurbat-e-khudawandi kahan se hogi? Ajz ek qabil-e-daryaft cheez hai, yaad rakhiye. Jis tarah doosri cheezein qabil-e-daryaft hain, ajz bhi qabil-e-daryaft hai. Logon ko maloom hi nahi ke ajz kya cheez hai. To apne ajz ko daryaft kijiye. Mustar aadmi jo hota hai, woh ajz ki aakhri hadd par hota hai. To apne ajz ko daryaft kiya, us ke baad apne aap sari cheezein aap ke andar aa jayengi.
55:52
Aur aap hamari kitabein parhiye. Hamari kitaab mein isi ki to tashreeh hai. Hamari kitaab mein jo hai, woh isi baat ki tashreeh hai ke yani "how to discover ajz". Maulana, agla sawal kiya hai Delhi se Muhammad Khurshid Alam sahib ne. Unhon ne likha hai: "How did the westerners become the innovators?
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