Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Determining Sincerity of a Person

“Maulana, how can we find out whether a person is sincere or not?”Asked by فرہاد عمری, Delhi

He answers at 7:37 in Conversation with · 1 min 44 sec

His answer, in his own words
7:37
Dilli se Maulana Farhad Umri sahib ne apna agla sawal bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai ke "Maulana, how can we find out whether a person is sincere or not? What is your opinion?" ab yeh dekhein, is ka koi hard and fast rule nahin hai.
8:04
aap aadmi ko se interaction karein, khas taur par mamla parhein. sachi baat yeh hai ke insaan pehchana jata hai jab is se mamla parhta hai. ya to jab tak mamla na parhe, aadmi pehchan mein nahin aata. to aam halaat mein to pehchanna mushkil hota hai, lekin jab mamla parh jaye, koi dealing ho jaye,
8:35
tab pehchanna bohat aasan ho jata hai. isi liye Hazrat Umar ke bare mein aata hai ke kisi ne un ke samne ek aadmi ki bohat tareef ki, bohat tareef. to unhon ne yeh kaha ke tumhari un se koi dealing hui hai, koi mamla parha hai? Kaha ke nahin.
9:06
to Hazrat Umar ne kaha ke phir tum is ke bare mein kuch nahin jante. mein samajhta hoon ke yahi usool hai, aur yeh usool sab ke oopar apply hota hai. maulana, agla sawal huzaifa mehmood ne bheja hai.
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