Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of hadith on unqualified leaders and Judgment Day

“Maulana, while mentioning an incident you referred to a hadith: 'When unqualified people are appointed to positions, then wait for the Hour.' What is said in this hadith? I have not fully understood it. The words of the hadith are: 'Idha ussida al-amru ila ghairi ahlihi fa intaziri al-sa'ah.' When matters are placed in the hands of unqualified people...”Asked by نفیس صاحب, دلی

He answers at 1:18:28 in Sahaba and Muhaddithin 24th · 3 min 2 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:18:28
Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai, Nafees sahib ne likha hai. unhon ne poocha hai ke kisi waqea ka zikr karte hue aap ne ek hadith ka hawala diya tha, jo is tareeqay, is tareeqay, is tareeqay, is tarah thi: "jab nahaal log ohde daar banaye jaane lagein toh qayamat ka intezar karo." is hadith mein kya baat kahi gayi hai? main ise poori tareeqay se samajh nahi paaya hoon. is hadith ke alfaaz hain: "إذا أسست الأمر إلى غير أهله فادض الساعة" ۔ jab mamlaat jo hain, nahaalon ke haath mein jane lagein toh intezar karo qayamat ka. toh main samajhta hoon ke yeh jo hadith thi, is ki paishangoee, yeh duaen poori ho chuki hain.
1:19:32
aaj jis jagah dekhen, nahaal log baithe hue hain, har seat par ek nahaal aadmi baitha hua hai. is ka sabab kya hai? kyun aisa hua ke nahaal log baith gaye, woh ja ja kar ke? toh is ko aap dhoondiye. lekin yeh toh waqea hai ke is zamane mein jitni seat hai, sab par nahaal log baithe hue hain. jahan tak main jaanta hoon, woh yeh hai ke nahaal log baatein khoob bolte hain, nahaal aadmi munafiq, munafiqat khoob dikhata hai, khoob achhi achhi baatein karega.
1:20:13
toh log samjhen ke yeh bohat mozu hai is ohde ke liye. aur jo aadmi sachcha hoga, Allah se darta hoga, badh badh kar baatein nahi bolega. woh language, woh language of understatement sawal karega. kyunke ek hai language of overstatement, ek hai language of understatement. toh munafiq jo hota hai, woh language of overstatement bolta hai. aur jo sachcha aadmi hoga, woh language of understatement bolega. toh log tajziya kar nahi paate. toh is ki baaton ke dhoke mein aa jaate hain, kehte hain ke yeh hai, is ko seat par bithao.
1:20:57
yeh daur toh poora isi ka hai. hadith mein aata hai ke "tarf al aman" . ek zamana aaye ga jab honesty uth jayegi. honesty uthne ka matlab kya hai? munafiqat ka daur aa jayega. khoob baatein karenge log. wahi to hai aaj kal. har aadmi baaton ka badshah bana hua hai. to sachche log jo hain, woh baatein bana nahi paate. to unko seat bhi nahi milti.
1:21:31
maulana, agla sawal melbourne, australia se aaya hai, mr shantanu mehra ka. unhone likha hai: "If ideal society is never possible to achieve,
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