Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Basis for Closing Ijtihad and Its Revival

“On what basis was the door to ijtihad closed by the ulema? How can Muslims be made to understand the importance of ijtihad now?”Asked by Naghma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 26:54 in Q&A · 5 min

His answer, in his own words
26:54
Maulana, isi se related ek aur sawal kiya gaya hai Miss Naghma Siddiqui ne Delhi se. unhon ne likha hai. "On what basis was the door to ijtihad closed by the ulema? How can Muslims be made to understand the importance of ijtihad now?" khud sakhta ek ek khud sakhta mafroza. Supposition. ke kahin ghalti na ho jaye. ye jo door band kiya gaya is khud sakhta mafroza ko le kar ke. kahin ghalti na ho jaye. bhayi ghalti ho jaye tab bhi to sawab milega.
27:30
to kis ko? yani ye logon ne jo kiya apne haq se aage ja kar kiya. jo darwaza Rasool Allah ne band nahi kiya wo aap kaun hote hain band karne wale? kaun hote hain band karne wale aap ko? ek khadsha ko le kar ke ke sahib kahin ghalti na ho jaye. ghalti ho tab bhi to sawab bataya gaya hai. to main dekh is hadith se sabit hota hai ke har haal mein ijtihad karo. albatta ye shart rahegi sath sath ke apne correction ke liye tayyar raho. agar koi aadmi tum ko tokre to wo ghalti ko bataye to foran maan lo. I was wrong.
28:07
ijtihad sach puche to ijtihad. asal farq ye hai. yaad rakhiye. is aadmi ke liye ijtihad ain sawab hai jo is ke liye tayyar rehta ho ke us ki ghalti ko batai jaye to wo keh de I was wrong. aur jo aadmi ka haal ye ho ke ijtihad karne ke baad ghalti na maney sarakashi kare us ki to puri zindagi hi gunah hai. ijtihad kiya? us ko kuch bhi karne ka haq nahi hai. phir main repeat karunga ke ek aadmi ijtihad kare aur wo ghalti kare aur jab toka jaye to na maney wo apni sarakashi dikhane lage us ke liye sar-ta-pa us ki zindagi gunah hai ijtihad ye nahi hai sab kuch uska gunah hai kyunke sarakashi maaf nahi hogi us ki
28:57
lekin jo aadmi ijtihad kare aur us ke sath tayyar ho ke jab bhi us ko ghalti batai jayegi daleel se daleel se to foran maan lega keh dega I was wrong to us ke liye ain sawab hai ijtihad to aap ijtihad darwaza band karne ka koi haq nahi rakhte sirf ye kehna chahiye aap ko ke tum ijtihad karo lekin us ke liye bhi tayyar raho ke jab tum ko ghalti batai jaye tum maan lo apni ghalti yani etiraf ka jazba bhi apne andar develop karo bas. Maulana Israr Khatib ne Chennai se likha hai ke ijtihad ke liye kya shariyat hai Maulana aap ne abhi bataya lekin wo ye bhi janna chahte hain ke is ke liye kya Quran aur hadith ka ilm zaruri hai ya nahi? ijtihad ko ek ajib o gharib mani panah diye gaye hain. har cheez mein ijtihad hai. farz kijiye ke aap ate hain class mein shirkat karne ke liye.
30:01
aap ate hain to farz kijiye ke darwaza band hai. darwaza band hai jahan se aap enter hote hain. to wahan pe ijtihad hai. ke ek to ye ke aap darwaza band hai wo loot gaye wapas. ek hai ke darwaza band hai socha aap ne ke kya karna chahiye to wo mobile uthaya. us ke baad hamare kisi aadmi ko aap ne telephone kar diya. mister rajat ko kisi ko keh bhai aaj kya aaj kya baat hai? yeh ijtihad ho gaya. ijtihad to ek aisi cheez hai jo har waqt jaari rehta hai. har waqt jaari rehta hai. ab yeh pani hai. farz kijiye ke pani thanda hai.
30:37
mera gale ka masla paida ho to thande pani se to main sochun ke bhai thanda pani nahi peena chahiye mujhe garam pani peena chahiye. to main kahun mujhe kehna chahiye ke bhai garam pani lao. yeh bhi ijtihad hai. ijtihad ko logon ne ajeeb o ghareeb ek cheez samajh liya hai. ijtihad ka talluq yaad rakhiye zindagi ke har masle se aur isi tarah se deeni masle se bhi hai. dawat ke masle se bhi hai. Allah taala ne duniya ko jab is tarah banaya hai ke har lamha halaat badalte hain. nai situation create hoti hai.
31:09
naye naye tajurbe hote hain. Allah taala ne jab isi duniya banai hai to iske baad ijtihad zaruri ho gaya. zaruri ho gaya ijtihad. ab aap farz kijiye aap gaye station aur train chhoot gayi. woh bhi ijtihad hai ke wapas jaaun ghar ya agli train ka intezar karun? to kaun hai darwaza band kare ijtihad ka? kis ko haq hai? jabke Allah taala ke kaise planning mein shamil hai ke ijtihad karo.
31:43
ijtihad karo. to main nahi samajhta ke yeh yeh iska koi bhi ma'qool sab koi bata sakta hai. maulana agla sawal kya hai mister shakeel ahmed ne dilli se. unhon ne likha hai. jaisa ke islam sab ke liye hai aur is mein sabhi ki riayat ki gayi hai to hum sarhadi pathan ya un ke mizaj ke logon ko mukammal peace ki baat kaise samjhayein?
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