Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is clapping at opponent's defeat wrong?

“After criticizing Madhu, if one claps happily at his defeat, does this prove that the caller's psyche is not correct?”Asked by Maulana Shariq Hussain, Delhi

He answers at 49:22 in Q&A · 1 min 26 sec

His answer, in his own words
49:22
maulana, agla sawal hai dilli se maulana sharq hussain sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "madhu par tanqeed karne ke baad is ki defeat par khush ho kar taliyan bajana, kya yeh sabit karta hai ke is daai ki nafsiyat durust nahi?" durust kiya hai? haram nafsiyat hai. nafsiyat bhi haram hoti hai. yeh to yeh to haram nafsiyat hai. agar madhu aap ki baat na maane to aap ke jo option hai, woh dua karne ka hai. yeh nahi ke aap taliyan bajayein. yani dawat ki taqreer, yani awwal to ek ek daai apne ko kahe aadmi aur sirf taqreerein kare ke jisay taliyan bajayein, yeh to bilkul hi yani is ka islam se koi talluq nahi hai.
50:11
is ka islam se koi talluq nahi hai. dawat ki taqreer woh hai jis se logon ke andar introspection paida ho, muhasba paida ho, logon ke andar soch jaage. yeh nahi ke taliyan baja rahe hain log. harghiz harghiz aisay jalsay agar dawat ke naam par kiye jatay hain aur taliyan bajti hain to woh is ka dawat se koi talluq nahi hai. woh
50:36
kuch aur jo bhi is ka naam rakhein aap, lekin woh dawat nahi. dawat ke jalsay mein taliyan bajna, yeh dawat ki spirit ke khilaf hai. maulana, un ka aik aur sawal hai. unhon ne poocha hai ke doosron ko tanqeed karte waqt khud ko nathing samajhna zehni taur par aik mushkil kaam hai.
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