Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why not sentence one who disrespects the Prophet

“Sir, you said that political stability is necessary for ulema to do their work, and every literature is there in every Muslim country as proof of Islam and the Prophet's Sunnah. Then if a person disrespects the Prophet without knowing him, why not sentence him? What is your opinion in this?”Asked by Fawad Al Hasan

He answers at 1:15:56 in The Importance of the Quran · 2 min

His answer, in his own words
1:15:56
maulana, agla sawal pakistan se kya hai fawad al hassan sahab ne aur unhon ne likha hai ke ah sir you said that political stability is necessary for ulama to do their work when every literature is there in every muslim country in prophet of islam and his sunnah. then of a person dis respects prophet without knowing him, then why not sentence him? what what is your opinion in this? sentence kis liye? yani rasool ko koi maane na maane, uski ban par usko qatl nahin kiya jayega. kya kya keh rahe hain aap?
1:16:40
sahi hain ji, rasool ko manne na maane, yani woh qatl kar denge aap. woh alag cheez hai. dekhen, qatl social crime par hota hai, thought crime par nahin. yeh bahut important baat hai ke rasool ko maane ya na maane, khuda ko maane ya na maane, quran ko na maane ya na maane, that is thought crime. thought crime, thought crime par koi bhi saza islam mein nahin hai. koi bhi saza. aap kahen ke quran revealed book nahin hai, that is thought crime. aap kahen rasool allah khatamun nabiyyin nahin the, yeh thought crime.
1:17:26
aap kahen ke khuda ek nahin, yeh do hai, that is thought crime. to thought crime par koi saza islam mein nahin hai, har giz nahin hai. crime yani punishable crime islam mein wahi hain jo social crime jo kaha jata hai. sirf social crime par punishment hai, thought crime par nahin. maulana, agla sawal nauman azhar chaudhry sahab ne kiya hai rawalpindi se and unhon ne likha hai ke as muslims should be also study other religions for comparative study?
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