Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Reasons for leaving homeland for livelihood

“What should be the reason for leaving one's homeland and going abroad for livelihood? If a person becomes contented, will this situation arise?”Asked by Abdul Latif, Karachi

He answers at 1:33:56 in Example of the Prophet · 1 min 38 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:33:56
Maulana, agla sawal Abdul Latif sahib ne kiya hai, Karachi se, aur unhon ne likha hai ke maash ke hasool ke liye apne watan ko chhod kar bain-ul-mulk jaane ki kya wajah honi chahiye? Kya insan agar qana'at pasand ban jaye to yeh nabat aayegi? Dekhiye, Sahih Bukhari jo kitaab hai, us ki pehli hadith jo hai, bilkul pehli hadith, us ko padhiye,
1:34:27
us ko padhiye. Us ke mutabiq to ek apna mulk chhod kar doosre mulk jaana sahi tor par sirf ek hi wajah hai, wahi dawat hai. Zimnan aap wahan kamayenge, jayenge to kamayenge bhi, khane ke liye.
1:34:43
lekin asal jo jo har jo insaint hona chahiye, woh dawat hai. bohat clear hai, bukhari ki pehli riwayat is mamle mein sirf kamane ke liye jayen, sirf dollar kamane ke liye.
1:35:03
un ka to case hi hai, yani islam ka case nahi hai, case islam ka case nahi hai. islam case in logon ka hai jo aslan to jayen dawat ke liye, zamnan woh apna maash bhi kama rahe hain wahan par, kyunke maash to chahiye aadmi ko, zarurat hai is ki.
1:35:22
sirf kamane ke liye jayen, sirf dollar ke liye jayen to un ka case islami case hi nahi hai. is mein jis ko shakk ho to bukhari ki pehli jo hadith hai, us ko parhen. maulana, agla sawal lahore se abdul hakim khan sahab ne kiya hai, aur unhon ne poocha hai aap se
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