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Faith & God · Q&A

Did Companions accomplish tasks only through prayer?

“Often in the mosque, one hears such narrations that the Companions used to go to the mosque for their tasks and pray to Allah and get their tasks done through prayer. Please explain whether their tasks were accomplished without any means?”Asked by انس, دلی

He answers at 1:08:28 in The Expression of Faith (Izhar e Deen) · 2 min 1 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:08:28
maulana agla sawal dilli se hai, ans sahib ne kiya hai. unhon ne likha hai: "aksar masjid mein is tarah ki riwayatein sunne ko milti hain ke sahaba apne kaamo ke liye masjid mein jaate aur allah se dua karke apne kaamo ko dua se kara lete. iske bare mein bataein ke kya bina kisi asbab ke un logon ke kaam ho jaate the?" bilkul galat hai. jo log aisi kahaniyan sunate hain, woh khud sakhta kahaniyan hoti hain ke dua se sab kuch hota hai. yeh dua se sab kuch hota hai ka nazariya hi galat hai bilkul. is par to hamari kitabein aap padh lijiye, har kitab mein aap is ke liye payenge.
1:09:12
baqi jo log is par tareeqe chalate hain ke dua se sab kuch hota hai, woh na to islam ko jante hain na deen ko jante hain. kuch kahaniyan un ke paas hain, woh is kahani ko sunate hain. bas kahaniyon ka naam islam nahi hai. aap meri kitabein padhiye, meri tafsir padhiye, meri seerat pe kitab hai, us ko padhiye to aap is ki haqeeqat aap ko maloom ho jayegi. maulana, is ko clarify kar dein ke dua kab kaam karti hai? dua ka yeh matlab yeh nahi ke dua karo aur aur aur aur sara kaam banta chala jaye. dua ibadat hai, ibadat. ibadat hai.
1:09:56
yani bande ko, bande jab apni apni apni bandagi ka izhaar karta hai to isi ka naam ibadat hai. kaam banna ya na banna allah ke ikhtiyar mein hai. aap ki dua se ban jayega kaam? yeh sahi nahi hai. allah chahega to hoga, chahega to nahi hoga. aap ko dua isi tarah karna hai jis tarah aap ibadat karte hain. to dua jo hai, woh ibadat ka hissa hai, woh karobari ka hissa nahi hai. maulana agla sawal dilli se hai, maulana zakwan nadvi ka. unhon ne likha hai: "cps aur doosre idaron ki taraf se duniya mein har jagah quran ka translation distribute kiya ja raha hai,
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