Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Missing Asr Prayer Due to Work

“I work in Saudi Arabia as a mechanic. My duty time is such that the Asr prayer becomes qada (missed). I cannot offer it on duty. What should I do?”Asked by فاروق وارثی, سعودی عربیہ

He answers at 53:04 in How to Lead a Life of Fulfilment · 7 min 18 sec

His answer, in his own words
53:04
molana agla sawal saudi arabia se farooq warsi sahib ne bheja hai unhon ne likha hai molana sahib main saudi mein job karta hoon as a mechanic mera duty time kuch aisa hai ke namaz asar qaza ho jati hai duty par ada nahi kar sakta kyunke mechanic work bohat mushkil kaam hai aur ziyada safai wala kaam nahi hai to kya main
53:34
namaz jama kar ke parh sakta hoon zuhar ki aur asar ki ya phir asar ki qaza namaz ada karna acha hai is ko wazeh karein dekhiye main aap ko aman abu hanifa ka ek qol batata hoon bohat hi bohat hi beauty full
53:55
elustration hai amaan abu hanifa se poocha gaya ke main mujhe bhook lagi hai aur khana agaya aur time namaz ka bhi time agaya yani bhook bhi hai khana bhi hai lekin namaz ka bhi time hai to main kya karoon
54:17
to unhon ne itna acha jawab diya ke main is ko pasand karoon ga ke main khana khaoon aur namaz ko yaad karoon namaz mere dil mein rahe is ki bajaye ke main namaz parhoon aur aur
54:35
khane ko yaad karoon mere dil mein khana khana ho kitni bari baat yeh hai namaz dil mein parh jati hai dil mein to ap office mein hoon duty kar rahe hain aur time hoga namaz ka to imam abu hanifa ke is qol ke mutabiq ap apne office ka kaam kijiye aur dil mein namaz ko rakhiye
55:03
bataur ap kar rahe hain office ka kaam lekin ap ke dil mein namaz ki adat to yeh zyada acha hai yani kitni bari baat kahi imam abu hanifa ne ke main khana khaoon aur namaz mere dil mein basi ho woh woh mere liye acha hai is liye ke main main aisa karoon ke main namaz parhoon aur khana mere dil mein basa hua ho
55:34
is se acha jawab nahi ho sakta is ka aksar log yeh baat poochte hain aap bas yahi dekhte hain ke namaz ka time ho gaya wisdom aap ne daryaft nahi ki namaz ki wisdom yeh koi baat hi nahi ke namaz ka time ho gaya agar yeh baat hoti to Imam Hanifa yeh kehte ke bhai time jab hoga to namaz parhna hai yeh nahi kaha unhonay to namaz log parhte hain lekin namaz ki wisdom se bekhabar hain bohat hi ajeeb baat hai aik martaba mein kya hua ke mein amreeka mein tha to mujh ko logon ne juma ki namaz parhne ke liye keh diya
56:24
to mujhe pata nahi tha ke is ke riwaj kya hai to mein khutba diya aur shayad do minute pehle mera khutba khatam ho gaya to mein muhammad ke liye khara ho gaya namaz parha hi main ne acha sahib kiya hua namaz jab khatam hui na to aik sahib ne hangama kar diya hangama kar diya
56:52
to main ne pata kiya bhai yeh kya hangama kar rahe hain yeh main ne in ka hangama yeh tha ke woh kisi se office mein kaam karte the to ghari dekh kar wahan se chalte the apni car par theek waqt par pohanchte the jab takbeer oola hone wali thi to har har juma ko unhein takbeer oola mil jati thi
57:14
to is tarah ka hangama kar rahe hain mein ne kaha ke unhein woh namaz parhte hain lekin namaz ke be adab pata hi nahin dekhie yeh bhi namaz hai ke ap ko yeh ehsas ho ke af woh aurat to meri takbeer poora fote ho gayi
57:33
yani repentance ziyada bari cheez hai ba muqabla is ke keo mein mein mein to kabhi meri namaz woh kabhi takbeer ul fote fote nahin hoti Allah ko yeh yeh pasand nahin hai ke ap ke dil mein yeh ho ke mein itna zabardast namazi hoon ke meri kabhi takbeer ul fote nahin hoti nahin tawazu modesty yeh Allah ko ziyada pasand hai
58:03
isi liye hadith mein aata hai ke agar tum gunah na karo yani Allah ko pasand hai ke insan gunah kare aur aur is ke andar repentance aaye to Allah farmata hai ke agar tum gunah na karo to Allah aik aur makhlooq paida karega jo gunah kare aur toba kare yeh aik woh cheez nahin hai ke bara ap ko fakhr fakhr ho ke meri
58:36
meri takbeer takbeer ul fote nahin hoti is fakhr se ziyada Allah ko pasand hai modesty iftikhar apna izzat kya namaz parhte hain log mein to samajhta hoon ke namaz parhne wale jante hain nahin ke namaz
58:54
ki wisdom kya hai isi ko namaz samajhte hain ke takbeer ul fote nahin hui yeh namaz parhne wale jo hai jante hi nahin ke kya cheez hai bari zyada bari cheez kya hai ke sahib mila woh ji parhiye tarjuma is ka tarjuma bhi parhiye arabi mein yeh hadith suniye wallazi nafsi bi yadihi lawlam tudniboo la rahim Allah bikum walaja bi qawmin yudhiboon fiyastaghfiroon Allah fiyaghfir lahum
59:31
sahih muslim hadith number 2749 is zaat ki qasam jis ke hath mein meri jaan hai agar tum gunah na karo to Allah taala tum ko le jayega aur aik aisi qaum layega jo gunah karegi phir Allah se woh maghfirat talab karegi aur Allah un ko maaf karega
59:56
to ap hazrat hazrat abu imam abu hanifa ke is qaul ko yaad rakhiye ke unhon ne kaha tha ke mujhe yeh pasand hai ke mein khana khaoon aur dil mein namaz yaad arhi ho bajaye is ke ke mein namaz parhoon aur dil mein khana ki yaad arhi ho
1:00:23
molana agla sawal dilli se bheja hai miss suti malhotra ne unhon ne likha hai molana today you
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