Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is giving Dawah obligatory for all?

“Thanks for your advice on the third option. My question is: Is it obligatory for every Muslim to give Dawah? And if we give Dawah to...”Asked by ابرار احمد, دلی

He answers at 45:00 in Forget the Grievances · 2 min 34 sec

His answer, in his own words
45:00
maulana, agla sawal dilli se kiya hai abrar ahmed sahab ne, aur unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahab, thanks for your advice on the third option. my question is: is it obligatory for every muslim to give dawah? and if we give dawah to non-Muslims and they get offended, then how should we deal with that situation? Please advise us." Mein
45:27
kahunga ke jis tareeqe se namaz har musalman ka farz hai, is tarah dawat bhi har musalman ka farz hai. har aurat, har mard ka, albattah ittaqu Allah wa ma istata'tum. jis ki jitni bas ho, woh kare.
45:43
aur is zamane mein, jo ke print press ka zamana hai, to bas ki baat hi khatm ho gayi. ab to aap ne bag mein aap quran ka transfer rakh lijiye, jab koi mile, us ko de dijiye.
46:02
all literature rakh lijiye islam ka, jahan koi mulaqat ho, woh de dijiye. yaani is mein bas ki baat hi khatm ho gayi. ab to har cheez bas mein ho gayi, bas mein ho gayi hai. اور دوسری بات یہ ہے کہ وہ offend ہوں گے۔
46:22
وہ یہ فرضی بات ہے، کبھی کوئی offended نہیں ہوا تھا۔ hum to itni lambi muddat se dawah ka kaam kar rahe hain, aaj tak koi nahi mila ke koi offend ho. offend kyun hoga, bhai? Offend hoga aap qaumi baaton se, qaumi shikayatein shamil karein, is mein aap qaumi
46:43
ladai shamil karein, aap is mein qoumi mutalbe shamil karein, us ko le kar koi offend hoga. quran se kyun offend hoga? humein to aate hain ke ek insan, ek insan nahi paya jo offend ho quran ko le kar. to log quran ko aur qoumi baaton ko milaye rehte hain.
47:05
jab koi offend hota hai to kehte hain ke dekho, quran se offend hua. nahi, tumhari qoumi policyon se offend hua. qoumi policy kya hai? musalmanon ki bas shikayat, protest, ladai, yeh sab se yeh sab hai grievances ka izhaar.
47:23
to dono ko milaiye, dono ko alag kar dijiye. to koi bhi insan nahi milega aap ko jo quran ko le kar offend ho. ji, maulana, agla sawal yasar khan sahab ne kiya hai peshawar se, aur unhon ne aap se poocha
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