Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Correcting Muslim thinking with closed ijtihad

“Scholars have closed the doors of ijtihad. I want to know if common Muslims' thinking can be corrected even if their scholars' existing mentality and approach continues, and if correction in scholars' thinking is a precondition to improve the situation.”Asked by ادریس اور شبانہ, رائے پور

He answers at 38:22 in Q&A · 1 min 33 sec

His answer, in his own words
38:22
Maulana agla sawal Raipur se aya hai. Mr. Idrees aur Miss Shabana ne likha hai ke ulama have closed the doors of the ijtihad. I want to know if common muslims thinking be corrected even if their ulma existing mentality and approach continues. aur correction in ulama thinking is a precondition to improve the situation. bhai kaun sa masla hai is mein ulama poochte hain musalman. koi job ke liye business ke liye shadi ke liye jehez ke liye koi poochta hai?
38:57
isi mein koi shart lagai jaye. ji. ulama bilkul ineffective hain society mein koi in ka asar nahi hai bas kuch fatwa dete hain kuch bolte hain lekin asar kya hai? mujhe bataiye kaun aadmi hai aap is ko is ka naam bataye mujhe jo apne job ke liye ulama se poochta ho business ke liye ulama se poochta ho shadi mein jehez doon ke na doon is liye is ulama se poochta ho kuch nahi koi poochta nahi to is mein bhi koi aap excuse banate hain har aadmi ko khud padhna chahiye khud mutala karna chahiye aur quran ko hadith ko aur doosri kitabein jo hain us ko padh kar ke khud rai banaye woh kya sahi hai kya galat hai ulama to ineffective hain main nahi samajhta kisi bhi shobe mein in ka koi darja hai woh fatwa dete hain lekin manta kaun hai in ke fatwe ko.
39:55
ji. maulana agla sawal aaya hai maulana inayatullah umri ka bangalore se. unhone likha hai ke wala aur bara ke masle ki haqeeqat kya hai?
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