“Is it necessary to take a pledge of allegiance (bay'ah) on someone's hand to become a religious person? Please explain.”Asked by Yaqub Umari, Bangalore
maulana agla sawal bangalore se kya hai. maulana yaqoob umri ne. unhon ne likha hai ke: "maulana kya deen daar banne ke liye kisi ke haath par baiat karna zaroori hai? is ke bare mein batayen." nahin baiat karne se koi taalluq nahin. agar zaroori hota to quran mein hota. hadith mein jis baiat ka zikr hai woh baiat siyasi hai. is ka imaan se koi taalluq nahin hai. to baiat siyasi to quran hadith se saabit hai. lekin baiat imani jo hai woh woh sirf rasool allah ne kiya tha. rasool allah ke baad woh kisi bhi sahabi ne is ko jaari nahin rakha.
yani khulafa ne. baad ko sufia ne shuru kiya lekin woh woh koi حجت nahin hai. main is ko is ko yeh nahin kahunga ke woh koi koi galat kaam hai lekin woh koi حجت nahin hai. quran se aur hadith se yeh saabit nahin hua hota ke baiat imani jo hai rasool allah ke baad bhi jaari rahi. aur jis baiat ka saboot hai woh sirf baiat siyasi hai. baqi sufia ne jo tareeqa shuru kiya is ko main yeh nahin kahunga ke main kahunga ek naya tareeqa unhon ne kiya is ka koi islam mein koi حجت nahin hua. maulana agla sawal bangalore se hai.
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