Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Priority of protecting religion over spreading

“A person said that protecting the religion is prior to spreading the religion. When I asked him for evidence, he said 'إن الجنة...'”Asked by Maulana Iqbal Umari, Chennai

He answers at 44:40 in Peaceful Islamic Mission · 2 min 57 sec

His answer, in his own words
44:40
maulana, ab hum sawal lena chahenge jo Maulana Iqbal Umri ne bheja hai Chennai se aur unhon ne likha hai: Maulana aik sahib ne kaha ke hifazat deen ishai'at deen par muqaddam hai. jab mein ne un se is baat ki daleel mangi to unhon ne yeh kaha ke "innal jannata tahata zillal suyuf".
45:05
maulana, is jumle ka matlab kya hai? is mein kya mughalta hai? is ko wazeh karen. dekhen, yeh jo hadith hai "innal jannata tahta zillissuyuf", yeh jannat talwar ke saaye ke neeche hai, woh is waqt ki hadith hai jab ke jang ho rahi thi. is ko jo log generalize karte hain, woh plash par jurm karte hain, jurm.
45:31
Allah kehta hai pakde jayenge woh. yani jang ho rahi thi, wahan jab dushman jo the Rasool Allah salallahu alaihi wasallam ke, attack kar diya tha badi taqat le kar ke, woh mil pade the. is waqt log logon ki himmat badhane ke liye Rasool Allah salallahu alaihi wasallam ne farmaya ke
45:56
agarche bahut badi taqat aa gayi hai lekin tum Allah ke bharose par muqabla karo. is waqt aap ne farmaya tha ke "innal jannata tahta zillissuyuf", is ko generalize karna, hamesha talwar chalana, yeh bilkul haram hai Islam mein, haram hai, haram hai. jo aisa kahe, woh bilashuba Allah ka ki flogging hogi.
46:21
is waqt jab ke battle jari thi, Rasool Allah salallahu alaihi wasallam ko hamla kiye hue the log aur logon ke yeh dekh kar ke hum to kamzor hain, woh zyada taqatwar hain, to Rasool Allah salallahu alaihi wasallam ne jo himmat badhane ke liye yeh farmaya tha. ab jo log is ko yeh absolute sense mein le kar ke is ko generalize karein, woh to
46:47
jurm kar rahe hain, woh Islam ke daai nahin hain, apne apne nafs ke daai hain woh. aur yeh baat ke yeh muqaddam hai, woh muqaddam hai, yeh bilkul hi yeh bilkul besare ek baat hai. kahan Quran mein likha hua hai ke muqaddam muakhar hai? Yeh kahan likha hua hai? Yeh sab yani
47:12
fanni bahasein hain aur baseless bahasein hain, is mein poori qaum ko uljha rakha hai in logon ne. jahan zaroorat hifazat ki, aap hifazat ki jiye, jahan zaroorat irshad ki, aap irshad ki jiye. yeh zaroorat tay karti hai in baaton ko, aap ka fanni bahason se nahin tay hota ke kaun muqaddam, kaun muakhar hai.
47:37
Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai.
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