Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is being born Muslim enough for paradise

“Many people say that being born in a Muslim family is enough to gain an entry into paradise.”Asked by Shakeel, Ahmedabad

He answers at 43:14 in The Road to Paradise · 1 min 54 sec

His answer, in his own words
43:14
maulana sahib, pehla sawal aaya hai ahmedabad se, shakeel sahib ne kiya hai aur unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke maulana sahib many people say that being born in a muslim family is enough to gain an entry into paradise. what is your opinion on this?
43:40
dekhiye, yeh bhi kisi ki opinion ki baat nahi hai. quran o hadees mein kahi hai hi nahi yeh baat ke muslim family mein paida ho jao to tum ko jannat mil jaye gi. yeh to bilkul alien hai, ajnabi hai islam mein.
44:02
yeh to qadeem zamanay mein yahudiyon ka nazariya tha ke family mein paida ho gaye to bas jannat pakki ho gayi. yeh to hai hi nahi. yeh to islam mein hai hi nahi.
44:24
yeh to quran mein bar bar hi is ki tardeed hai. ek aayat mein arz karunga ke laysa bi amaniykum wa la amaniyi ahlil kitabi man ya'mal su'an yujzab is iska matlab yeh hai ke yahudi log yeh sochte thay ke bas yahudi hain to jannat hai hamare liye. to aise musalman bhi agar sochen ke hum musalman paida ho gaye to jannat hai hamari.
44:46
to man ya'mal su'an yujdhab ke amal par faisla hoga, paidaish par faisla nahi hoga. yeh to bohat mukhtalif tareeqe se quran o hadith mein yeh baat clear ho gayi hai. to jo log aisa sochte hain, woh un ki apni zaati soch hai, is ka talluq quran o hadith se nahi hai.
45:08
maulana, agla sawal parhne se pehle ek comment parhna chahenge jo abhi abhi Miss Shabana Idris ne
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