Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Protecting oneself from greed in materialistic age

“In this materialistic age, how can a person protect himself from greed? Because today human needs have become so great that living a contented life is difficult.”Asked by Abdul Latif, Karachi

He answers at 1:02:17 in Islam and Prophet of Islam 21st · 2 min 9 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:02:17
maulana, agla sawal bhi karachi pakistan se hai abdul lateef sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahib, is maadi daur mein ek insaan apne aap ko hiras se kis tarah bachaye? kyunke aaj insaan ki zaroorat zaroorat itni zyada ho chuki hai ke qana'at wali zindagi guzarna mushkil ho gaya hai." is ke bare mein bataein.
1:02:41
main samajhta hoon ke hiras se bachane ke liye sirf yeh hai ke aap apni aql ko istemal karein, aql ko istemal karein. abhi dekhiye, aaj kal khabron mein aa rahi hain "kingfisher airline" ke bare mein. bahut zyada badhaya aur kaam ko unhon ne, yaani hiras ko apni akhirat tak pahuncha diya.
1:03:05
natija kya hua? ke bilkul dham se gir gaye. aap khabron mein parhte honge, tafseel ki zaroorat nahi hai batane ki. aise waqeat rozana hote rehte hain. yani hirs mein aakhir mein kya hai? frustration.
1:03:20
qanaat mein kya hai? sukoon, itminan. to natije ko dekh kar faisla kijiye ke hirs mein aadmi ko sukoon milta hai ya qanaat mein milta hai. jitne log hirs mein daudte hain, yani takathur ka rasta ikhtiyar karte hain, aakhir mein unke hisse
1:03:40
mein sawab, first side ka kuch bhi nahi aata. kitne log to khud khushi kar lete hain. to asal cheez yeh hai ke natije ko, natije ko samne le kar log nahi sochte. natije ko samne le kar sochein to bohat aasani se masla samajh mein aa jaye ke is dunya
1:04:01
میں ممکن نہیں ہے کہ آپ حرص کے راستے پر چل کر کے، یعنی peace of mind ملے، aap ko sukoon mile. qanaat ke raste par chal kar ke aap ko peace of mind milega. to agar natije ko le kar socha jaye to bohat aasani se aap is mamle mein ek sahi
1:04:25
faisla le sakte hain. maulana, agla sawal ali garh se aya hai doctor muhammad qamar sahab ka.
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