Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is Saying 'Remember in Prayers' Islamic?

“Many people say 'remember me in your prayers'. Is this an Islamic way? Please explain.”Asked by نفیس صدیقی, دلی

He answers at 57:31 in The Existence of God · 56 sec

His answer, in his own words
57:31
nafees siddiqui sahib ne dilli se sawal bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai: "bahut se log yeh kehte hain ke duaon mein yaad rakhiyega." kya yeh islami tareeqa hai? is ke bare mein bataen. bhai, maine jab parha hai sahaba aur tabeen ke halaat to un ka tareeqa nahi tha. aur ek ek tabei ne kaha hai ke sahaba ke bare mein ke wa al qudwatuhum namoona wahi hai. yani sahaba ke haan maine kabhi nahi paya ke sahabi ne yeh kaha ho ke duaon mein yaad rakhiyega. to jab tabei kehte hain ke wa al qudwatuhum wahi namoona hai. to aap kahan se nikala yeh?
58:20
yeh to khud sakhta baat hai. sahaba ka yeh tareeqa nahi tha. Maulana kamran sahib ne ahmedabad se sawal bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana sahib, many a times people get upset when their prayers are not accepted by God Almighty.
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