Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of fitnah to avoid

“What is fitnah that the Prophet used to say to keep away from it?”Asked by Maulana Farad Ahmad, Delhi

He answers at 52:22 in Deeper Meaning of Quran 17 05 2015 · 1 min 58 sec

His answer, in his own words
52:22
maulana, agla sawal dilli se kiya hai maulana farad ahmad sahab ne aur unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, What is fitnah that the Prophet used to say to keep away from it? " dekhen, fitna ke lafzi maani hain azmaish, test. to har cheez dunya mein jo paida ki gayi hai, us mein fitne ka aspect hota hai.
52:46
har cheez, misaal ke tor par, aap ko kamyabi mile, aap ko paisa mile, aap ko building mile, woh bhi fitna hai. kyun ke woh pa kar ke aap ke andar agar pride aa jaye, fakhar aa jaye, gharoor aa jaye, kisi bande ka fitne mein fail ho gaye.
53:13
aise hi agar koi musibat pad jaye, aap lagen aag wala karne, mayos ho jayen, to wahan bhi fail ho gaye. kyunke aap ko dua karna chahiye tha, Allah se umeed rakhna chahiye thi, ke aaj nahi to kal Allah meri madad farmayega.
53:40
to har cheez fitna hai, chahe aap kamyabi ho ya nakami, milna ho ya khona. kyunke is mein jo response hai, wahi response batata hai ke aap ne fitne par aap thehre ke nahi thehre. jab bhi koi waqea ho, to us waqt aap ka response kya ho, us par depend karta hai. response agar positive ho to aap fitne mein poore utre, response agar negative ho to aap fitne mein
54:06
poore nahi, azmaish mein poore nahi utre. Everything depends upon response. Maulana, agla sawal Dilli se hai Miss Naghma Siddiqui ka aur unhon ne likha hai: "Contemplation requires a focused mind.
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