Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Lavish spending on iftar as blessing from God

“Many of my Muslim friends spend lavishly on iftar. When told it's not right, they say food is a blessing from God. Please clarify.”Asked by Asif, Mumbai

He answers at 54:50 in Spirit of Ramadan · 1 min 31 sec

His answer, in his own words
54:50
yeh agla sawal aya hai mister asif ka mumbai se. Maulana Sahab, many of my Muslim friends, they spend lavishly on Iftar. When they are being told it's not right, they say food is a blessing from God far we fasted hol day.
55:08
Maulana Sahib, how Muslims in such a situation can inculcate the spirit of Ramadan? Dekhiye, yeh baatein jo log kehte hain, in se aap quran o hadith ka hawala poochhiye. yeh to apni baat kahi unhon ne, na? apni baat, apni baat kahi unhon ne. jaise aqsa se meri baat hui
55:32
bahut pehle ki baat hai, woh roze nahi rakhte the. to unhon ne kaha, allah ke fazl se aap ko sab cheez mila hua hai, to aap roze kyun rakhein? roze woh rakhein jisko khane peene na milta ho. to maine is se ladai nahi ki.
55:47
maine kaha ke yeh yeh kahan se nikala hai aap ne? kis quran ki ayat se nikalta hai? yeh kis hadith se yeh nikalta hai? kis sahabi ne aisa kaha hai? to aap sawal karna seekhiye, logon ki baaton par sun kar na maniye. sawal karna seekhi
56:02
ye, aur sawal yahi kijiye ke aap kahan se bol rahe hain? yeh yeh bahut bol rahe hain quran se, hadith se, sahaba se. kahan se bol rahe hain aap? woh bataiye, apne dimagh se bol rahe hain to aap aap ko dimagh to koi authentic nahi mana jayega.
56:22
mona, yeh agla sawal kya hai doctor iqbal pradhan ne delhi se.
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