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Society & Dawah · Q&A

Donating to Ganesh Utsav for goodwill

“Social and cultural programs are organized in neighborhoods for Ganesh Utsav. Is it okay to contribute donations with the intention of promoting goodwill, social harmony, and ta'lif qalb?”Asked by Idris, Raipur

He answers at 1:35:32 in Creative Solution or Ijtihadi Hul 16th Sep '12 SLOW · 2 min 16 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:35:32
maulana, agla sawal rae pur se aya hai idrees sahab ka. انہوں نے لکھا ہے: "First social and cultural programs organized in neighborhoods for Ganesh Utsav. Is it okay to contribute donations with intention of promoting goodwill, social harmony and talif-e-qalb? Kindly advice. "dekhen, is par koi ek, koi is par koi ek general usool nahin bana sakta.
1:35:57
it depends upon situation. jahan jahan paish aa rahi hai soorat-e-haal, wahan wahan aap dekhen ke ke aap ke option kis kis do ke beech mein hain. to lesser evil aur greater evil ka aap darmiyan option hota hai.
1:36:14
to jo cheez aap ko lesser evil lage, is ka option le lijiye. right aur wrong ke darmiyan option nahin hota hai. lesser evil aur greater evil ke darmiyan option hota hai. to yeh yahan baith kar hum kuch nahin kar sakte.
1:36:32
jo aadmi wahan, jo wahan par moqa par maujood hai, woh is wahi faisla kar sakta hai ke kon sa lesser evil hai, kon sa greater evil hai. okay, we will end the session now. thank you.
1:36:48
koi sawal? ji sir, ek glass pani, woh thanda pani.
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