Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Associating mosque with group: division or establishment?

“Is associating a mosque with a particular group, such as Masjid Ahl-e-Hadith, a cause of division in religion or establishment of religion? Please explain.”Asked by Muhammad Mahmood, Adilabad, Telangana

He answers at 1:11:43 in Self Correction · 32 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:11:43
maulana, agla sawal kya hai Adeelabad, Telangana se Muhammad Mahmood sahib ne, aur unhon ne likha hai ke kya kisi masjid ko kisi jamaat se jod dena, jaise ke Masjid Ahl-e-Hadith, tafruq fi al-din hai ya iqamat-e-din? is ke bare mein batayen. yeh sab jhagde ki baaten hain, woh unhi se poochhiye jo aisa karte hain.
1:12:04
mera zawq to yeh nahi hai, mera zawq to yeh nahi hai, aap unhi logon se poochhiye. mein to sirf dawat aur marifat isi ko kaam samajhta hoon, aur kisi cheez ko mein kaam nahi samajhta. maulana, agla sawal Gulbarga se hai.
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