Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Should a da'ee remove or modernise his beard?

“In today's era, the beard has become a symbol of extremism. So should a da'ee remove his beard or make it a modern beard? Please explain.”Asked by Abdul Latif, Karachi

He answers at 1:07:26 in Islam & Prophet of Islam 21 Oct, 2012 · 1 min 45 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:07:26
maulana, agla sawal karachi pakistan se aya hai ms abdul latif ka. unhon ne likha hai: "aaj ke daur mein darhi katar pan ki ek alamat ban chuki hai. to kya ek daai apni darhi khatm kar de ya use modern darhi bana de? is ke bare mein aap bataein." mein darhi rakhta hoon, dekhiye, mein kabhi kaat'ta hi nahin. yani pachas baras ho gaye honge be darhi, kachi nahin lagai maine. to mujhe to koi katar nahin sochta. katar pan aap ka rawaiyya, aap ke apne rawaiyye se katar pan bante hain. aap ki boli se katar pan bante hain. darhi se nahin. yeh galat khayal hai ke darhi hai to katar pan ho gaya. yeh jo log hain jo katar pan ki boli bolte hain, matlab nafrat ki boli, we and they ka concept le kar chalte hain ke doosre log ghair hain, hum aur yeh hamare apne hain.
1:08:22
to yeh sab cheezein jo log chalte hain, is se katar pan aata hai. is se hate paida hoti hai. darhi se nahin. mein isi darhi ke sath dunya bhar mein jata hoon aur mujhe koi katar nahin sochta. kyunki boli boli jo hai, us mein mohabbat hoti hai, khair khwahi hoti hai. asal cheez hai aap ke dil mein, aap insanon ke liye wishful thinking, sari insanon ke liye khair khwah baniye. sari dunya ke liye, yani aap ke dil mein pyar ho. to phir aap ki boli mein pyar hoga. aap ke har cheez mein pyar ka andaaz jhalake ga. to koi katar nahin samjhe ga aap ko. chahe darhi ho ya darhi na ho. yeh bilkul ek galat tasawwur hai.
1:09:12
maulana, agla sawal kashmir se hai hamidullah hameed sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "love islam hate america.
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