Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Should we correct ourselves before dawah?

“You mentioned in today's lecture that dawah means spreading the message which you have discovered, but many scholars say first we need to correct our own selves and then spread the message. What is the correct approach?”Asked by Imran, Bahrain

He answers at 48:59 in Spirit of Ramadan · 5 min 51 sec

His answer, in his own words
48:59
ana, yeh agla sawal aaya hai mr imran ka bahrain se. maulana sahib, you mentioned in today lecture ke dawah means spreading the message which you have discovered, but many ulama say first we need to correct ourselves and then spread the message. my question is, since the process of self correction is lifelong, then when to do dawah? dekhen, main
49:29
aasiron se bohat mila hoon, un se main poochta hoon ke koi ayat bataiye quran ki, koi quran ki ayat ya hadith bataiye ke pehle apne ko theek karo, is ke baad dawah ka kaam karna hai. yeh to yeh to bilkul baseless baat hai, koi ek ayat nahi quran majeed mein, koi ek hadith nahi jo yeh kehti ho ke pehle apni islaah karo, phir dawah ka kaam baat ko hoga. yeh to farzi baat hai, jo log aisa kehte hain un se aap poochhein ke koi hawala do quran o sunnat ka hawala do, koi hawala de s akte ho. main bohat asar baatein keen, main is ko bohat zyada galat samajhta hoon yeh kehne ko ke pehle apni islaah karo, phir dawah ka kaam. yani yeh main is ko bohat hi zyada galat samajhta hoon aur yeh jissarat samajhta hoon ke deen mein ek aisi baat zahiri daakhil kar rahe hain jo deen mein hai nahi. ek aisi baat jo deen mein nahi hai. yeh tasawwur quran aur hadith mein ajnabi hai ke pehle apni islaah kar lo, phir baat baat ko dawah ka kaam hoga. yeh tasawwur quran aur ha deeth mein ajnabi hai. kya haq hai kisi ko aisi baat karne ka? to jo aap se kahe, ab us se poochhen,
50:39
reference poochhen, us ko sun kar mat maan lijiye. mona, yeh sawal aaya hai mr amir jaan ka kashmir se. it is rightly said that ramadan is all about desire management. why is it that majority of people
50:59
are able to manage their desires in this month, but once its over, their desires again take control and they follow the wrong path to meet their desires? kindly guide. bhai, yeh yeh is ka jawab bilkul saada hai ke har masjid mein aap jaiye to sirf misaal bayan kiye jayenge ke roza kab tootta hai aur sehri ka waqt kab shuru hota hai.
51:30
yeh jo masail hain, woh bayan kiye jaate hain. yaani haqeeqat hai ramadan kahin batai batai nahi jaati. aap jaiye kisi masjid mein, ek ek chart laga hoga, wahan chart masail ramadan. koi chart nahi dekhenge aap jo haqeeqat hai ramadan, rooh ramadan par ho.
51:51
to yeh jo log masjidon mein chala rahe hain, un ki zimmedari hai ke woh yani form based religion chala rakha hai, unhon ne spirit based reli jin ki baatein nahin karte. woh isi ke wajeh se yeh sab, yeh sab hai, yeh haalat hai.
52:11
mona, yeh agla comment aur question hai Mr Danish Fazil ka Lucknow se. thank you Maulana sahib for giving us such a valuable thought provoking gift for Ramadan, that is giving spirit. today I really discovered the spirit of Ramadan. un ka sawal hai: while in the state of tadabbur
52:31
, we might go astray because of less knowledge of islam. so how can we save us from unauthentic distractive things? unhone likha hai ke in the state of tadabbur, agar humare paas islam ki knowledge kam hai to hum arasta bhatak sakte hain because of unauthentic things which are there. bhai, is ka ta'alluq knowledge se nahi hai. har insaan ke paas nature hai, consciousness hai, sochne ki taqat hai. bas bhai, kafi hai sochne ke liye, wohi sochne ke liye kafi hai. jaise main bol raha tha to main ajeeb, mera haal hua ke main kaise bol raha hoon.
53:19
yani dimagh ne socha, zuban par woh thought kaise aaya, zuban kaise boli, kaise woh dhal gaye alfaaz mein. is ke liye kya zaroorat hai ke aap scientific degree lein? scientific degree zaroorat hai. abhi kal jab main, main khana bohat mamooli khana khata hoon, saada khana, jab main kha raha tha to main ne apa se kaha ke dekho, yeh yeh hum pet mein daal dete hain, haan, is ke baad humein kuch nahi karna. apne aap hi ek ek factory chal jaati hai jo is ko tarah tarah ke slow mein tabdeel karti hai. yani khoon banta hai, gosht banta hai, naakhun banta hai, baal banta hai. is ke liye scientific degree kya zaroorat hai? yeh aqal jo hai, us ko kehte hain aql e aam, common sense.
54:06
dekhein, tadabbur hota hai common sense ke zariye se, degree ke zariye se nahin. isi liye jo bade bade degree yafta hain, un ka tadabbur hai hi nahin. bade bade degree yafta ka maine tadabbur nahin paya. aap bhi dhoond lijiye, tadabbur hota hai common sense ke zariye se, aur common sense aap ko khalique
54:23
ki taraf se milta hai, khalique ki taraf se. yeh bilkul galat soch hai ke degreeon wale soch tadabbur kar sakte hain. degree wale tadabbur karte hi nahin kyunke woh technical knowledge un ko hoti hai, fanni knowledge hoti hai,
54:39
fanniyat mein phanse rehte hain. woh yeh soch, bhai, bilkul bilkul baseless samajhta hoon. aisi soch ko mona. yeh agla sawal aya hai mister asif ka mumbai se.
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