Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Islam's stand on praying without head cover

“These days more and more people are undergoing prayer without covering their heads, which seems a little bit awkward and undisciplined. Please advise the stand of Islam in such matters.”Asked by Zakwan Nadwi, Delhi

He answers at 55:13 in Realization of God · 1 min 57 sec

His answer, in his own words
55:13
Maulana, un ka doosra sawal yeh hai, unhon ne likha hai: "these days more and more people are undergoing prayer without covering their heads, which seems a little bit awkward and undisciplined. please advise the stand of Islam in such matters." dekhein, namaz ka ta'alluq sar dhakne se nahi hai. yeh bohat bari bhool hai ke agar aap samjhein ke sar dhak liya to namaz ho gayi, nahi dhaka to namaz nahi hui. yeh namaz ko understatement karna hai, yeh namaz ko understatement karna hai ke sar dhak liya to namaz ho gayi, aur nahi dhaka to namaz nahi hui. bilkul aise log jo hain, namaz ka lafz bolne ka haq nahi rakhte. woh
56:01
dekhiye, hadith mein aata hai ke: "la salata liman la tukhshaa." is ki namaz, namaz nahi jis ke andar khushu na ho. to masla topi ka nahi hai, balkeh khushu ka hai. "la salata liman la tukhshaa" bohat bara yeh ek ek fitna hai. main samjhta hoon ke bas topi sar par hai to namaz ho gayi, paaon paaon ooncha hai to namaz ho gayi, harghiz nahi. khushu hai to namaz hui, nahi to nahi hui. "la salata liman la tukhshaa"
56:39
aur bohat si hadith hain, is ki tafseel mein jaane ki zarurat nahi hai. khulasa yeh main kahunga ke paajaon, pajama ooncha hai, neecha hai, sar par topi hai, nahi topi hai, is se namaz ke hone ya na hone ka koi ta'alluq nahi hai. namaz hone na hone ka ta'alluq yeh hai ke dil mein khushu hai ya nahi, is se namaz ke hone ya na hone ka ta'alluq hai. Maulana, agla sawal Ajmer se hai, Doctor Safina Tabassum ka. Unhon ne likha hai: "The process of discovering of nature was initiated by Prophet Muhammad."
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