Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Double standard towards wife and mother

“I have often heard people criticizing their wives, but when it comes to their mother, they see her as the best woman. Why does a man have this dual thinking towards women?”Asked by Mr. Nafees Shiraz, Delhi

He answers at 1:15:56 in Roza and Quran · 1 min 53 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:15:56
Maulana, agla sawal Mr Nafeez Shiraz ka, Delhi se hain. unhon ne likha hai ke maine aksar logon ko apni biwi ki buraiyan karte suna hai. kehte hain, "meri biwi mein falan kharabi hai, falan aib hai, is mein yeh baat achi nahi, woh baat achi nahi." magar jab baat aati hai us ki maa ki to use apni maa duniya ki sab se achi aurat nazar aati hai. jabke us ki maa bhi ek aurat hai aur biwi bhi ek aurat hai. aurat ke liye mard ki yeh do tarah ki soch kyun hai? jab aurat maa ke roop mein hai to use achi, use is mein achaiyan hi achaiyan nazar aati hain. aur jab aurat biwi ke roop mein hai to use is mein khamiyan hi khamiyan nazar aati hain.
1:16:43
Maulana, is ko bataein, aisa kyun hai? main to dono gunah samajhta hoon. maa ki tareefein karna bhi gunah hai aur biwi ki burai karna bhi gunah hai. main dono ke ek sath gunah samajhta hoon. main bohat sakht is mamle mein hoon. bohat sakht is mamle mein hoon. na maa ki achai bayan karo, na biwi ki burai bayan karo. aur dono ko main gunah samajhta hoon. aur Allah taala ke sakht pakad hogi in logon ki nate ke upar samajhta hoon. yeh zuban ka galat istemal hai.
1:17:20
aur main samajhta hoon ke yeh yeh jo hamare desh mein jo riwaj hai, woh riwaj se aa ya hai. yeh yani hamare desh mein is ka riwaj hai. yani maa ko yani devta ka darja diya jata hai. yahan tak mein samajhta hoon. isi zamane mein yeh aaya hai. warna yeh baat jo doosre mulkon mein nahin hai. yeh sirf isi isi ilaqe mein hai. yeh maulana, agla sawal mister abdul rehman ka hai, new dehli se
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