Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is vegetarianism allowed in Islam?

“I would like to know your views on vegetarianism. Is it contrary to the spirit of Islam? Secondly, is there any evidence to support it?”Asked by امس کرونا مدان, دلی

He answers at 56:24 in God in the Age of Science · 4 min 28 sec

His answer, in his own words
56:24
khud Rasool Allah bhi isi pe jeete the humein bhi isi pe jeena hai Maulana agla sawal Dilli سے کیا ہے امس کرونا مدان نے انہوں نے لکھا ہے I would like to know your views Is vegetarianism is it contrary to the spirit of Islam? Secondly, is there any evidence to suggest that Prophet Muhammad was vegetarian. دیکھیں پہلی بات یہ ہے کہ میں خود ایک ویجیٹیرین ہوں کبھی
56:54
to wusti mushkil log gosht khilate hain aisa hota hai lekin mera jo meri pasand ka jo khana hai woh vegetarian hai food hai pehli baat doosri baat yeh hai ke vegetarian non vegetarian dono relative word hain jiska taluq na mazhab se hai na akhlaq se hai aap ka taste hai aap ka zawq hai chahiye khaiye chahe woh khaiye ya aadmi ka apne taste ki baat hai mislan main
57:23
vegetarian hoon to is liye nahi ke main mera mazhab vegetarianism hai nahi mazhab nahi hai mera zawq hai mera taste hai mere taste buds se hain shayad aise honge main to aisa hoon ke yani main ek martaba safar par tha to ek airport par thehra tha jahaz badalne ke liye to ek Indian baitha hua tha court par ek Indian aaya to Indian dekh kar maine unko
57:53
pehchana to maine kaha ke aaiye baithe hain kuch baatein karen to unhon ne ek ek ek botl dikhaya ke matlab yeh mere hath mein hai is ko pi kar aaon ga mein ne kaha mujhe kuch nahi farq parta aap baithiye to woh wine ka botl le ke mere pas baithe aur mein bilkul yani normal tareeqe se baat karta raha to jo log is mein phanse hue hain ke
58:23
woh meat khata hai is liye mujhe is ke pas nahi baithna hai woh apne aap ko bare bare josh se mahroom kiye rahe hain kon wine leta hai kon meat leta hai is se ooper ko uth ke sochiye high thinking paida kijiye aap woh logon ka un ka test hai un ka un ka zaouq hai un ka culture hai har aadmi ko apne bare mein sochna chahiye aaj hi
58:53
mein ne kisi se kaha hai ke it is me that matters matters is ko pakriye aap is usool ko it is me that matters doosra kya karta hai kar deti hai is se aap ka development rukega nahi aur samaj mein peace aayega samaj mein peace aayega kyunke dekhiye aap is ko naam ke nikah duniya se yani meat khana band kar dein kyunke bohat se ilaqe aise
59:23
hain ke wahan koi cheez available nahi machhli milti hai wahi khana wahan koi available nahi koi na phal hai na ghalla hai na kuch kiya karen ge aap kahen ge ke maro maro bhooke maro khud india mein aise ilaqe hain jahan log gosht khate hain un ke pas koi alternative nahi hai yeh soch jo hai unnatural hai mein hoon vegetarian lekin yaqeen kijiye ke mere mere dil mein
59:52
zara bhi in logon ki kuch nahi hai negative thought woh woh woh meat khayen is wine len mujhe un se insaan ki satah par muamla karna hai kyun is se mera self development jo hai non stop chalta rehta hai mein apne self self development ko dekhta hoon jo mein ne kaha na kahin se aaj hi subah un ko bataya mein ne formula yeh formula pakriye it is me
1:00:22
that matters log jo hain aap logon ki soch apne se nahi chalti doosron ki chalti hai doosra kaisa hai mein kaisa hoon yeh dekhiye to mein yeh arz karon ga ke mein khud vegetarian hoon aur vegetarian food ko pasand karta hoon lekin agar mein aisa na karon yani agar mein doosron ko accept na karon to mein apna nuksan karon ga kyunke mera development apna jo development hai ruk jaye
1:00:52
ga woh yeh mera formula hai ji Maulana agla sawal kashmir se bheja hai shaukat mir sahib ne
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