Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Focus on ego or Satan's whispers

“To protect ourselves from Satan, what should we focus on most? Ego or Satan's whispers?”Asked by Mr. Sajid, Hyderabad

He answers at 19:20 in Q&A · 6 min 26 sec

His answer, in his own words
19:20
maulana, agla sawal aya hai mr sajid ka, hyderabad se. unhon ne likha hai: "shaitan se bachne ke liye hum ko sab se zyada kis cheez par nigah rakhna chahiye? ego par ya shaitan ke waswase par?" shaitan se bachne ke liye zaroorat hai apna dushman banna. khud apne sath dushmani karni parti hai. tab aap shaitan se bach sakte hain. agar aap apne dost bane hue hon to aap shaitan se bach nahi sakte aap. isi liye mein kaha karta hoon ke
19:58
merciless hammering, merciless introspection yani be rehamana muhasiba. isi ko mein kehta hoon dushman banna parta hai. ek hi lazmi shart hai woh hai apna be rehamana muhasiba. tab aap shaitan se bach jayen ge. matlab namumkin hai shaitan se bachna. aur aaj kal insanon ki yani jo aaj kal pehle bhi sab se bari jo kamzori insanon mein pata hoon mein ke woh ek ek lafz mil jata hai is ko to isi lafz se woh justify kar leta hai apne ko. her aadmi ko chahe woh dako bhi kyun na ho. ek dako se unhon ne kaha ke tum dake marte ho? us ne kaha mein daka marta hoon to mein dekho logon ko paisa deta hoon.
20:46
akela thori mahaz aap ko leta hoon. kuch khud leta hoon, kuch gharibon ko de deta hoon. is se justify kar liya aap ne dako ko? to sab se buri cheez hai alfaz ka fitna. her aadmi chahe kuch bhi kuch bhi ghalat rai banaye, kuch bhi ghair ilmi rai banaye, kuch bhi be buniyad rai banaye. us ko lafz mil jayega. lafz mil jayega.
21:18
misalan ek sahab ne kaha ke sahab quran mein namaz ki tafseel kahan hai? yeh aap namaz jo banai hai aap ne, aap logon ne yeh to khud sakhta hai. to mein ne kaha koi bhi cheez jo aap mante hon ke quran mein hai us ki bhi tafseel kahan hai? us ki bhi tafseel kahan hai? misalan un ka nazariya tha ke quran ka maqsad hai yani woh nizam-e-adil qaim karna. yani ideal system, perfect system qaim karna. maine kaha woh kahan tafseel uski hai?
21:56
toh koi bhi cheez jo aap kahenge ke Quran mein Quran mein iska hukum diya gaya hai toh uski tafseel nahi milegi aap ko. namazi ki baatein nahi hain. lekin phir bhi woh nahi mana unhone. kyunke kuch na kuch lafz phir mil jata hai aadmi ko. toh sab se bada fitna alfaaz ka fitna hai. koi bhi daleel aap dijiye. woh isko ek ek lafz mil jayega isko. ek dilchasp misaal yeh hai ke ek martaba mein Lucknow mein tha toh Hazrat Zehd ke paas ek road aise mudti thi.
22:32
wahan mein tha corner par. ek road idhar ja rahi thi, ek road idhar se mud rahi thi. toh maine dekha ke ek ek ek ladka cycle par dodata dodata hua idhar se aaya. bahut tezi se. phir jahan mudna tha usko wahan ek dehati bechara chal raha tha paidal, use takra gaya woh. toh dehati gir gaya. bayaar ghareeb aadmi lagta tha woh koi. toh ladka jo hai takra gaya toh cycle bhi gir gayi, woh aadmi bhi gir gaya. toh woh aadmi kehta hai ke ghanti kyun nahi bajai?
23:15
toh ladka kehta hai ghanti na ho toh? phir woh kehta hai ke break kyun nahi lagaya? break na ho toh? phir usne kaha bechare ne ke tumhari ghanti bhi nahi hai, break bhi nahi hai, tez kyun dodate ho? tab bhi lafz mil gaya usko. kaha tum se pooch kyun dodau? yeh bahut hi khatarnak baat hai ke insaan ko lafz milta rehta hai. Shaitan ko mil gaya Allah ke muqable mein lafz. ab gaur kijiye ke Allah taala ne kaha ke tum Adam ke aage sajda karo.
23:51
jhuk jao. toh Shaitan ne kya kaha? main kyun jhuku? aap ne paida kiya mujhko aag se, usko mitti se. toh main is se superior hoon. toh Allah ke muqable pe lafz mil gaya usko. yaad rakhiye sab se buri cheez yeh hai ke aap ko lafz milta rahe. aap speechless na ho paayein. jab tak aadmi ka zariya rok woh speechless hota ho kahin na kahein. kahin na kahin usko daleel jhuka de. kahin na kahin Allah ka khauf jhuka de.
24:23
kahin na kahin usko uski sincerity rok de. nahi toh rokayenge nahi aap. yani bolte rahenge, bolte rahenge, bolte rahenge. toh main isi liye main kehta hoon ke sab se bura fitna alfaaz ka fitna hai. aage aap jhukna na chahein toh Shaitan la kar aage nahi jhuka. usko lafz milta raha, wahan bhi lafz milta raha. toh yeh bahut hi serious baat hai. dekhiye aap maut se pehle duniya mein azaad hain toh kuch bhi bol sakte hain. maut ke baad kya karenge?
24:54
jab hajj ke maidan mein aap ikhatta honge toh kya karenge wahan? kya Allah taala ke saath bhi lafz baazi karenge aap? wahan bhi lafz bol ke jeet sakte hain aap? aur Allah taala hukum de ke isko le jao, jahannum mein daal do. kya aap ke paas taqat hogi? aap rok lenge apne aap ko farishte se? toh sab se bura fitna mere nazdeek alfaaz ka fitna hai. har aadmi ko woh lafz mil jata hai. jis ko dekhiye duniya ke bade bade zalim jo hain unko woh lafz mile hue the. hum jo kar rahe hain iski wajah yeh hai. hum jo hain ke iski wajah yeh hai.
25:31
to mein Allah se panah mangta hoon ke Allah taala mujhe alfaaz ke fitne se bachaye aur afsos logon ke liye dua karta hoon ke aap logon ko Allah taala itni samajh de ke aap alfaaz ke fitne se bachein. Maulana, agla sawal aaya hai Mr Haren Sharma ka, Delhi se. Unhone likha hai: "Sir, I am a second year engineering student.
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