Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Defining the limit of necessity

“What is the limit of necessity? One person says his necessity is a house and a car, another says his necessity is a house, car, and a motorbike, and a third adds two more things. Please explain this.”Asked by سائرہ لطیف, کراچی

He answers at 1:20:13 in God and Man · 3 min 6 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:20:13
to whisper jo hai, kya yeh dua to hai yeh? to wo ek continuous amal hai, koi waqti cheez nahi hai. Maulana, agla sawal miss Saira Latif ka hai Karachi, Pakistan se . unhon ne likha hai: "zarurat ki had kya hai?" ek shakhs kehta hai ke meri zarurat makan aur gari hai, doosra shakhs kehta hai ke meri zarurat makan, gari aur motor cycle hai, teesra shakhs is mein do cheezon ka aur izafa karta hai. is ko is ke baray mein batayen. dekhiye, zarurat ko koi ginti mein aap had bandi nahi kar sakte ke list banayen aap. aisa nahi ho sakta. koi list nahi ban sakti aap.
1:21:08
ke mez, kursi, qalam, pencil, aap char list banayen. aisa nahi ho sakta. aadmi ka khud apna kaam hai ke wo jane ke zarurat kya hai. zarurat ke angrezi mein hota hai need. Need yani yeh yani bare need, jis ke baghair zindagi mumkin na ho. to ek hadith mein is tarah aaya hai is silsilay mein ke jis aadmi ke paas ek ghar ho, bas rehne ke qabil ghar, aur roti ka ek tukra aur pani ho, ek khadim ho, to goya ke is ko sab cheez mil gayi. goya ke sab kuch mil gaya.
1:22:03
to yeh ek ek is se andaza kar sakte hain ke zarurat ka matlab kya hai. phir bhi koi list nahi bana sakte aap. is aadmi ko jitna zyada ehsas hoga is baat ka ke dunya jo hai aish karne ki nahi hai, yeh dunya is liye hai ke haan hum aisa amal karen jo akhirat mein kaam aaye. to wo har us cheez se bachega jo akhirat ki tayari mein record banay. Basic baat yeh hai ke akhirat ke hisab se jo mufeed aaye, wo zarurat hai. akhirat ke aitbar se is ki jis ki ahmiyat na ho, wo fazil hai. to yeh criterion yeh banay ga. criterion koi finish nahi hai.
1:22:51
koi list nahi ko i. criterion yeh hai ke wo kaam jo safar akhirat mein mere liye zaroori ho, akhirat ki kamyabi ke liye zaroori ho, to wo to hai need. jo zaroori na ho, to wo luxury hai, wo aish hai, wo fazool cheezon mein apna paisa kharch karna hai. to is ka sahi taayun aadmi khud kar sakta hai, koi doosra aadmi bahar se nahi kar sakta.
1:23:19
Maulana, aglay sawal se pehle ek comment parhna chahenge jo Maulana Abdul Basit Umri ne bheja hai Dua Qatar se. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, aaj ki taqreer sunte hue yeh ehsas hua ke har insan ke jo basic sawalat hote hain, Khuda aur insan se mutaliq, koi bhi is basic sawalat ke jawab na de saka.
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