Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Doubt about modern consumerism

“Thanks a lot for explaining modern consumerism and making us rethink the whole idea of shopping. However, I have a little doubt. My question is...”Asked by ایس احمد, دلی

He answers at 1:12:51 in Age Of Consumerism I · 5 min 34 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:12:51
maqsad achha hai. ji, kaisa hai? ji, bilkul theek hai. achha, maulana, agla sawal delhi se hai, ah, miss s ahmad ka. "maulana, thanks a lot for explaining the modern consumerism and making us rethink the whole idea of shopping. however, i have a little doubt. my question is the fine line between need based consumerism and comfort based consumerism. it is disappearing so quickly that it is often, it often becomes difficult to define what is need and what is comfort, especially if parents provide the need full to children.
1:13:40
the children often demands or sometimes complain for extra comfort. so what should one do? how should a person plan a strategy for it?" bhai, dekhiye, na bachche criterion hain, na parent criterion hain. jo log is se phanse rahein ge, toh woh toh isi se phanse rahein ge. woh toh kabhi unko chhutti nahi mile gi marne se pehle. main toh logon se kehta hoon ke dekhiye, quran mein aaya hai ke
1:14:13
do aayatein hain quran majeed ki. aaj kal saare log family mein phanse rehte hain. do aayatein hain, woh padhein. woh ek aayat yeh hai ke jahannami log jo hain, unke bare mein woh aayat hai: "kana fi ahli masroorah" ke apne family mein khoob khush rehte the. woh yaani family ki demand poori karna aur family ki ko khush rakhna, unki pampani karna, unke liye har item dala ke dena unko. toh "kana fi ahli masroorah" woh aadmi family mein jeeta tha, family ke mein khush
1:14:51
khurram rehta tha. woh jahannam mein jaye ga, yeh jahannam ke liye hai. aur jannat ke liye kya hai? "ana kunna fi ahelna mushrikeen" mushrik maani khauf zada, dara hua ke jannat walay kahain ge ke hum apnay family mein, apnay ghar mein khauf zada ban ke rehtay thay, andesha naak ban ke rehtay thay, Allah ki pakar se dar, jahannam se dar, qayamat ki accountability se dar. is mein jeetay thay hum. yeh do tasveerein hain, aap daikh lijiye. yeh zamanay ke musalmanon mein shayad hi koi ghar ho jo aap ko milay, woh is ka namona.
1:15:32
is sab wohi ab family mein khush hain, family ke liye saman la rahay hain, kama kama kar un ko de rahay hain ta ke woh bachay khush rahain, ghar walay khush rahain, family walay khush rahain. to yeh to aap yeh raha, yani yeh yeh mat sochiye ke bachay kya kya chahtay hain, parent kya chahtay hain. aap daikhiye ke jannat walon ki tasveer Quran mein kya hai aur jahannam walon ki tasveer Quran majeed mein kya hai. is se faisla kijiye. Maulana, un ka aik hissa question ka yeh bhi tha ke woh difference janna chah rahi thi ke between need based consumerism and comfort based consumerism. daikhiye, haan, is ka bohat asaan hai.
1:16:18
woh jo hadith sunai mein ne aap ko, usi hadith samajh lijiye ke dunya mein zinda rehne ke liye jo zaroori ho, wohi need based hai. aur jo jab aap aap jhootay hain, lazzat dhoondh rahay hain, aaram dhoondh rahay hain aur ronak dhoondh rahay hain aur shandar dhoondh rahay hain, to wahan par woh consumerism aa gaya, consumerism aa gaya. bohat asaan hai, bohat asaan hai. mein to daikhiye, yahan rehta hoon jahan 1983 se us waqt jo mera jo
1:16:57
kursi thi ya jo furniture tha, wohi aaj bhi hai. is beech mein aap colony mein ghoomiye, doosron ke haan kitni baar badal chukay hon ge. woh to badal zaroorat hi nahi badla. unhon ne market mein gaye, daikha ke naye qism ka sofa chataiya hai, naye qism ki kursiyan aayi hain, to woh khareed liya, pichla wala hata diya. to aadmi bohat aasani se samajh sakta hai ke dunya mein jeenay ke liye waqai zaroorat meri kya hai, bas isi par raazi ho jaoon. aur doosri ke shauq ke liye aur khwahish ke liye, lazzat ke liye, ronak ke liye, logon ko khush karne ke liye
1:17:39
ziyadah tar is liye hota hai. yeh yeh social status ka maamla hota hai ke log kya kahain ge. social status ke aap aap choti gari mein bethay hain, doosra wala parosi bari gari mein beth ta hai, to aap ko lagta hai ke mera darja ghat gaya. aap flat mein rehtay hain, doosra kothi mein rehta hai, to aap samajhtay hain mera darja ghat gaya. aap ke kamray mein sirf maamooli kursiyan hain, is ke sofa set hai, to aap samajhtay hain mera darja ghat gaya. to social status jo hai, woh logon ke zehan mein basa hua rehta hai, bachon ke zehan mein aur parent ke zehan mein. yeh sab jahili soch hai, jahili. bas zindagi guzarne ke liye jo zaroori cheez hai, woh har aadmi samajh sakta hai bohat aasani se. bas isi par raazi ho jaiye.
1:18:26
Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai, Shail Sahab ka. unhon ne sawal kiya hai: "What is wisdom and intellect?"
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