Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Difference between worship and habit

“When worship is not accompanied by ma'rifah (deep knowledge/gnosis), it is considered mere habit. What is the difference between worship and habit? Please explain.”Asked by Maulana اقبال عمری, چنئی

He answers at 1:09:40 in Self Correction · 2 min 2 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:09:40
maulana, agla sawal Maulana Iqbal Umri nay bheja hai chennai say, aur unhon nay likha hai kay maulana, ibadat bhi jab marifat kay sath na ho to woh bhi aadat shumaar ki jayegi. ibadat aur aadat mein kiya farq hai, is ki wazahat karen. woh to main nay hadith suna di aap ko kay hadith mein aata hai kay aadmi ibadat karta
1:10:01
hai, ibadat karta hai, ibadat karta hai. wala yajzi illa bi qadri aqlihi aadat wali ibadat ki nafi is mein hai kay bator aadat ibadat karta hai, karta rehta hai, karta rehta hai, lekin kuch milta nahi us ko. shaoor wali ibadat jab karega to is mein uska faida milega.
1:10:23
mein to nahi samajhta ke aadat ke taur par ibadat karega, Allah khush ho jayega. khair, sir, ajeeb ghareeb tasawwur hai in logon ka Allah ke bare mein ke bator aadat aap ibadat karen aur Allah khush ho raha hai. yeh kahani ke Allah ko sirf form chahiye.
1:10:44
yaad rakhiye, yeh Allah ka underestimation hai ke woh form se khush ho jayega. quran mein saaf saaf hai ke lyanala allahu lahubaha wala damaha wala kainalu al-taqwa minkum tumhara gosht aur khoon nahi pahunchta Allah taala ko. taqwa pahunchta hai, dil ka taqwa.
1:11:05
ek lakh rupay, ek lakh ka bakra, aur das lakh ka bakra log qurbani karte hain to kya aap samajhte hain ke Allah khush ho jayega is se? lyanala allahu lahubaha wala damaha wala kainalu al-taqwa minkum tumhari qurbani ka gosht aur khoon nahi pahunchta Allah taala ko, balkay taqwa pahunchta hai. is ka matlab kya hua ke in terms of quantity Allah nahi dekhta kamon cheezon ko.
1:11:27
Allah taala jo hai, aap ke amal ko in terms of quantity nahi dekhta, woh in terms of quality dekhta hai. yani be aitbar kamiyat nahi dekhta, balkay be aitbar kifaayat dekhta hai. maulana, agla sawal kya hai Adeelabad, Telangana se Muhammad Mahmood sahib ne, aur unhon ne likha hai
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