Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is intention to take arms Sunnah?

“A person said that having the intention to take up arms is also a Sunnah. Is this correct?”Asked by مولانا اقبال عمری, چنئی

He answers at 49:55 in Islam and Peace · 1 min 22 sec

His answer, in his own words
49:55
maulana, agla sawal chennai se hai maulana iqbal umri ka. unhone likha hai: "maulana, ek sahib ne farmaya ke hathiyar uthane ki niyat rakhna bhi sunnat hai. kya yeh sahi hai?" sahi kahein ya jhoot hai, sahi to bohat door ki baat hai. is liye ke dekhiye, musalman is baat ko bhool gaye hain ke criteria sirf quran o sunnat hai. yaani yeh jo aap farma rahe hain, to yeh batana padega aap ko quran o hadees mein kahan likha hua hai. ek muhaddis ne bohat sahi kaha tha ke is tarah ke maamle mein aatuni shaam min kitab Allah hatta qul imam muhammad bin hanbal jo mashhoor muhaddis hain, isi tarah ke soorat e haal mein unhone kaha tha ke ai
50:43
atuni shaam min kitab Allah hatta qul mere paas quran se koi cheez lao, tab mein bolunga, warna us ko yaani us qabil nahin samjhunga ke us ko mein answer karoon. wohi mein kehta hoon ke jis ko kuch kehna hai, us se pehle woh quran pesh kare, hadees pesh kare, nahin to us ki baat sunne ke qabil nahin hai. maloom woh woh woh letter bin mein daal di jayegi, kooday khaane mein daal di jayegi. maulana, agla sawal lahore pakistan se hai muhammad sajjad sahib ka. unhone likha hai: "After a long struggle, Muslim brotherhood came into power in Egypt through democratic process.
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