Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Sending reward to deceased relatives

“How can we send Isal-e-Sawab to a deceased relative and a Muslim? Can we do Hajj and do some nafl ibadah for him and her?”Asked by Gulzeba Ahmed, Maryland, USA

He answers at 59:54 in Art of Crisis Management · 4 min 29 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:54
maulana, yeh sawal miss gulzeebah ahmed nay kiya hai, maryland, usa say. unhon nay likha hai keh maulana sahib, how can we send esal-e-sawab to a deceased relative or a muslim? can we do hajj or do some nafl ibadah for him or her? kindly comment. dekhiye, esal-e-sawab ka jo concept hai, yeh musalmanon ka riwaj hai, islam say is ka koi talluq nahin, yeh hai hi nahin. esal-e-sawab ka lafz hi aik baat ko paida hua, quran mein na yeh lafz hai, na hadith mein yeh lafz hai. yeh to daur-e-zawaal mein musalmanon nay nikal rakha hai, yeh sab esal-e-sawab,
1:00:41
yeh hai hi nahin islam mein. laysa lilinsani illa ma sa'a. quran mein hai, yani khud apna hi amal kaam aye ga, kisi aur ka amal jo hai, woh us ko nahin puhanch sakta. aur bhi esal-e-sawab bhi kahan hai? yeh india, pakistan aur bangladesh mein hai, abhi bhi arab mein nahin hai. sab arab mein aik concept nahin, esal-e-sawab ka. eisal sawab mani sawab pohanchana, is ki literal meaning hai sawab
1:01:12
pohanchana, yani mein aik kaam karoon aur sawab kisi meray aadmi ko, jo mar chuka hai, mein hajj karoon aur is ka sawab meray huay aadmi ko pohanchay. bilkul, yani koi be asal baat hai, baseless baat hai. yeh is ka taluq na quran se hai, na hadith se, na sahaba ke zamanay mein bhi is ka koi riwaj nahi tha. aaj bhi arbon mein is ka riwaj nahi hai, aaj bhi nahi hai. yeh sirf yeh jo yeh jo log hain, india aur pakistan aur bangladesh ke log, yahi hain. yeh sab cheezein to mein yeh kahoon ga ke sab se pehle to yeh daryaft kiye, kya is eisal sawab hai islam mein?
1:01:55
sab se pehle to yeh pata kijiye, kuch bhi haqeeqat is eisal sawab ki nahi hai. haan, sirf aik cheez hai, dekhiye, woh hai wasiyat. agar aadmi ne wasiyat ki ho, kuch maal is ke paas hai, maal se wasiyat ki ho ke dekho bhai, mehlay walon ke paas pani ka sadar nahi hai, tum mere is paisay se kuwan bana dena ta ke mehlay walon ko pani milnay lagay, aur is ke baad woh mar jay. ab beton ne kuwan bana diya to
1:02:31
is ka sawab is ko milay ga, is liye ke is ne niyat is ki shamil thi. is mein is ki niyat yeh thi, paisa diya is ne, wasiyat is ne ki to is ka sawab milay ga. is ko aisay hi hajj ka moamla hai, agar aik shakhs jo hai, is ne paisa ikatha kiya hajj karne ke liye, lekin woh hajj nahi kar saka to is ne wasiyat ki ke dekho bhai, yeh mera jo paisa hai, is se hajj badal karwa dena kisi ka, meri taraf se wasiyat kar rahi hai, tab is ka sawab mujh ko milay ga. aaj kal kya riwaj hai ke baghair wasiyat hi ke hajj badal karwatay hain log, woh bilkul is ka koi sawab nahi pohanchay ga marnay walay ko.
1:03:18
yaad rakh ye, aaj kal jo riwaj hai hajj badal ka, to woh samajhtay hain ke bas kisi ko hajj karwa do, kisi molvi ko, aur is ka sawab mere dada ko mil jay ga, mere nana ko mil jay ga. yeh bilkul be asal baat hai, baseless hai. dekhein, hajj badal sirf woh hai, yaad rakhiye, jis ki wasiyat kar ke mara ho aadmi, yani paisa ikatha kiya is ne, jana tha is ko hajj par janay ka, beemar ho gaya, is ke baad farz kijiye, accident ho gaya kuch, ab woh woh apnay beton se kahay ke dekho bhai, mein ne paisa ikatha kiya tha janay ka, ab mein janay qabil hoon nahi,
1:03:58
aur yeh is tareeqay se woh mar jay. ab betay kisi ko hajj karwayn is paisay se to is ka naam hajj badal hai. bas, aur koi hajj badal islam mein nahi hai. yaad rakhiye, aaj kal jo hajj badal hua karta hai na, is is ki koi haqeeqat nahi hai. yeh musalmanon ka apna riwaj hai, jis ka islam se koi taluq nahi hai. maulana, agla sawal kya hai? miss nuzhat bano ne, mauood, madhya pradesh se, unho ne likha hai ke how can we increase our wisdom to manage any type of crises?
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